# Lamar Power Project

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/lamar-power-project

Luminant / Vistra · Lamar County · ERCOT

Lamar Power Project is a two-block natural-gas combined-cycle plant near Paris in Lamar County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists four combustion turbines and two steam turbines with 1,112.6 MW of nameplate capacity, 1,044 MW of net summer capability, and 1,149 MW of net winter capability. ERCOT registers the two combined-cycle resources as LPCCS_CC1 and LPCCS_CC2.

## Profile

- **ERCOT registration:** Generation resources LPCCS_CC1 and LPCCS_CC2; component price nodes cover CT11, CT12, CT21, CT22, UNIT1, and UNIT2.
- **Operating profile:** The latest twelve-month EIA window records 7.12 TWh of net generation and a 77.82% capacity factor.
- **Environmental record:** TCEQ Regulated Entity RN100218882; Federal Operating Permit O2065 and NSR Permit 38326/PSDTX916.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 1,044 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Nameplate capacity:** 1,112.6 MW — Four combustion turbines and two steam turbines
- **12-month generation:** 7.12 TWh — May 2025–Apr 2026 · EIA Form 923
- **Capacity factor:** 77.82% — Against EIA net summer capability
- **ERCOT resources:** 2 resources — LPCCS_CC1 · LPCCS_CC2
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55097 — La Frontera Holdings LLC · ERCOT

## Facts

- **2016 transaction:** $1.313B portfolio — Lamar and Forney combined; not asset-allocated · confidence: high
- **TCEQ entity:** RN100218882 — Federal Operating Permit O2065 · confidence: high

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current six-unit configuration, capacities, dates, operator, and ERCOT balancing authority.
- [ERCOT resource list](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2021/02/15/Resource_list_021421_2100.pdf) — Electric Reliability Council of Texas · regulatory — Lamar Unit 1 and Unit 2 resource names and registered capability.

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T08:29:15.625Z
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