# Lost Pines 1 Power Project

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/lost-pines-1-power-project

LCRA and GenTex · Bastrop County · ERCOT

Lost Pines 1 Power Project is a three-generator natural-gas combined-cycle facility at Lost Pines Power Park east of Bastrop, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 609 MW nameplate, 510 MW net summer, and 540 MW net winter capability across two combustion turbines and one steam turbine, all dated May 2001. LCRA reports a 540 MW net maximum and 50% ownership; its affiliate GenTex Power Corporation owns the other 50%. GenTex developed the project with Calpine, whose former share is now owned by LCRA.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Jointly owned 2x1 natural-gas combined-cycle generation in ERCOT.
- **Operating configuration:** Two 202.5 MW combustion-turbine records and one 204 MW steam-turbine record.
- **Capacity scope:** EIA reports 609 MW nameplate, 510 MW net summer, and 540 MW net winter; LCRA reports 540 MW net maximum.
- **Ownership:** LCRA owns 50%, including the share formerly owned by Calpine; GenTex retains its original 50% share and sells that output to LCRA.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 510 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Nameplate capacity:** 609 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Net winter capacity:** 540 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Owner rating:** 540 MW — LCRA net maximum
- **Current settlement point:** LOSTPI_CC1 — ERCOT public listing
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55154 — Lower Colorado River Authority

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 510 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 609 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Net winter capacity:** 540 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Owners:** LCRA 50% · GenTex 50% — LCRA · confidence: high
- **Configuration:** 2 combustion turbines · 1 steam turbine — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Owner:** GenTex Power Corporation (LCRA affiliate) — 50% — Owner for Lost Pines 1 Power Project ([source](https://lcra.org/))
- **Owner:** Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) — 50% — Owner for Lost Pines 1 Power Project ([source](https://lcra.org/))
- **Operator:** GenTex Power Corporation — Operator for Lost Pines 1 Power Project ([source](https://lcra.org/))

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generator records, capacity scopes, dates, status, operator, and technology.
- [LCRA GenTex and Lost Pines record](https://www.lcra.org/energy/electric-power/facilities/lost-pines-1-power-project/) — Lower Colorado River Authority · official — Plant technology, location, May 2001 operation, 540 MW capability, ownership percentages, development history, and Calpine's former share.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/lost-pines-1-power-project
Website: [GenTex Power Corporation (LCRA) & LCRA](https://lcra.org/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:31.620Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/