# Laredo

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/laredo

Webb County · ERCOT

Laredo is a 177 MW natural-gas-fired generation facility in Webb County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 3439. CPS Energy owns and operates the facility. CPS states the Laredo plants consist of two GE LMS100 gas-turbine generators commissioned in 2008.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Firming / dispatchable thermal capacity (firming capacity to support renewables and reliability)
- **Market node:** LARDVFTN · 138 kV.
- **Physical build:** Two GE LMS100 aeroderivative gas turbine generators (2 units) commissioned in 2008; plant located on ~49 acres in Webb County (Laredo). Per-unit nameplate capacity reported in EIA-derived listings / project profiles as 131.8 MW each.

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 177 MW — EIA-reported net summer capability; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3439 — Webb County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — Laredo is operating.
- **Settlement point:** LARDVFTN_G4 — ERCOT settlement point.
- **Resource stack:** 2 resources — LARDVFTN_G4 · LARDVFTN_G5

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 177.4 MW — Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · confidence: high
- **Operating status:** operating — Laredo is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Webb County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** natural gas — ERCOT · Webb County
- **Owner:** CPS Energy — CPS Energy publicly announced and then closed the acquisition of Talen’s gas plants including the Laredo facility (docs 27, 28). The closing announcement identifies CPS Energy as the new owner. · confidence: medium

## Sources

- [Management And Operations Quarterly Update (Ending July 31,...](https://www.cpsenergy.com/content/dam/corporate/en/Documents/Finance/CPS%20Appendix%20A%20(07.31.25)vF.pdf) — cpsenergy.com · other — The Laredo plants consist of two GE LMS100 gas turbine generators commissioned in 2008 and located in Webb County, in the City of Laredo, on 49 acres.
- [CPS Energy acquires gas plants in Corpus Christi and...](https://newsroom.cpsenergy.com/cps-energy-acquires-gas-plants-in-corpus-christi-and-laredo-from-talen-energy-as-part-of-approved-generation-plan/) — newsroom.cpsenergy.com · other — Mar 27, 2024 — CPS Energy to acquire Talen's approximately 1,710-megawatt … market for $785 million. These assets include natural gas plants in Corpus Christi
- [Preliminary Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy for the...](https://www.power-eng.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/SARA-Winter2012-13_Preliminary.pdf) — power-eng.com · other — LARDVFTN_G4. LAREDO ENERGY CENTER. NG. 98.5 Existing.

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:29.365Z
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