# Paris Energy Center

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/paris-energy-center

Paris Generation LP · Lamar County · ERCOT

Paris Energy Center is an operating natural-gas combined-cycle facility in Lamar County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists Plant ID 50109 with 265.6 MW of nameplate capacity and 239 MW of net summer capability across three generators. GEN1 and GEN2 entered service in July 1989; GEN3 followed in December 1989. Hull Street Energy acquired Paris and Bastrop Energy Centers together from an Atlas Holdings affiliate in June 2023, and its Milepost Power business reports Paris at approximately 266 MW.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Dispatchable natural-gas combined-cycle generation in ERCOT.
- **Capacity scope:** 265.6 MW EIA nameplate · 239 MW EIA net summer capability.
- **Operating configuration:** Three combined-cycle generator records · two July 1989 · one December 1989.
- **Ownership:** Hull Street acquired Paris and Bastrop as an 855 MW two-plant portfolio in June 2023.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capability:** 239 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Nameplate capacity:** 265.6 MW — Three operating generators
- **Net winter capability:** 263 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Operating dates:** Jul–Dec 1989 — GEN1/GEN2 · GEN3
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 50109 — Paris Generation LP

## Facts

- **Net summer capability:** 239 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 265.6 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** Paris Generation LP — EIA · confidence: high
- **Current owner:** Hull Street Energy — Hull Street · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company and EIA registered operator:** Paris Generation LP — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **Portfolio owner since the june 2023 two-plant portfolio acquisition:** Hull Street Energy — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Paris Energy Center. ([source](https://hullstreetenergy.com/))
- **Portfolio former portfolio owner through mesquite generation holdings:** Atlas Holdings — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Paris Energy Center. ([source](https://www.atlasholdingsllc.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.
- [Hull Street acquisition announcement](https://hullstreetenergy.com/blog/hull-street-energy-to-acquire-texas-natural-gas-fired-power-plant-portfolio/) — Hull Street Energy · official — Current ownership transaction and two-plant portfolio scope.

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Website: [Hull Street Energy](https://hullstreetenergy.com/blog/hull-street-energy-to-acquire-texas-natural-gas-fired-power-plant-portfolio/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:39.225Z
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