# Nueces Bay

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/nueces-bay

CPS Energy · Nueces County · ERCOT

Nueces Bay is a three-generator natural-gas combined-cycle facility in Corpus Christi, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 730.2 MW nameplate, 633 MW net summer, and 655 MW net winter capability. Unit 7 entered service in July 1972; Units 8 and 9 entered service in March 2010.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Dispatchable combined-cycle generation in ERCOT's South region.
- **Operating configuration:** Three EIA generator records: Unit 7 at 351 MW nameplate and Units 8 and 9 at 189.6 MW each.
- **Capacity scope:** EIA reports 730.2 MW nameplate, 633 MW net summer, and 655 MW net winter. CPS Energy uses a separate 635 MW facility rating.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 633 MW — EIA May 2026 · three generators
- **Nameplate capacity:** 730.2 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Net winter capacity:** 655 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Company rating:** 635 MW — CPS Energy acquisition announcement
- **Portfolio acquisition:** $785M — 1,710 MW · three facilities
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3441 — City of San Antonio

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 633 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 730.2 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Net winter capacity:** 655 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Owner and operator:** CPS Energy — Acquired May 1, 2024 · confidence: high
- **Portfolio transaction:** $785M — Three facilities · 1,710 MW · not allocated by plant · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Portfolio owner:** CPS Energy — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Nueces Bay. ([source](https://cpsenergy.com/))
- **Portfolio operator:** CPS Energy — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Nueces Bay. ([source](https://cpsenergy.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.
- [CPS Energy Nueces Bay acquisition](https://newsroom.cpsenergy.com/cps-energy-closes-on-previously-announced-acquisition-of-talen-energy-gas-plants-in-corpus-christi-and-laredo/) — CPS Energy · official — May 2024 closing, portfolio assets, capacity, consideration, and advisers.

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:36.179Z
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