# Morgan Creek

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/morgan-creek

Luminant Generation Company · Mitchell County · ERCOT

Morgan Creek is a six-turbine peaking plant in Mitchell County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 536.4 MW nameplate, 397 MW net summer, and 485 MW net winter capability, with all six combustion turbines entering service in July or August 1988. EIA currently classifies the generators under distillate fuel oil, while Luminant's plant fact sheet describes natural gas and a 390 MW operating rating. Those records use different fuel and capacity conventions and are presented separately rather than merged.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Six simple-cycle combustion turbines providing dispatchable peaking capacity in ERCOT.
- **Operating configuration:** Six 89.4 MW nameplate combustion-turbine generator records.
- **Capacity scope:** EIA reports 536.4 MW nameplate, 397 MW net summer, and 485 MW net winter capability; Luminant's fact sheet uses a 390 MW operating rating.
- **Fuel record:** EIA currently lists distillate fuel oil; Luminant's company fact sheet describes natural gas.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 397 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Nameplate capacity:** 536.4 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Net winter capacity:** 485 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Company operating rating:** 390 MW — Luminant fact sheet
- **Operating generators:** 6 — Combustion turbines
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3492 — Luminant Generation Company LLC

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 397 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 536.4 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Company operating rating:** 390 MW — Luminant · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** Luminant Generation Company LLC — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Operator:** Luminant Generation Company LLC — Operator for Morgan Creek ([source](https://luminant.com/))

## 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.
- [Luminant Morgan Creek fact sheet](https://www.luminant.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/MorganCreek_Facts.pdf) — Luminant · official — Company operating rating, six-turbine configuration, natural-gas description, location, and 1988 operating year.

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