How big is Pasadena Cogeneration?

Pasadena Cogeneration has a reported capacity of 815 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Pasadena Cogeneration?

Pasadena Cogeneration is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Harris County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Pasadena Cogeneration located?

Pasadena Cogeneration is in Harris County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Who operates Pasadena Cogeneration?

Pasadena Cogeneration is operated by Pasadena Cogeneration LP according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Pasadena Cogeneration generate?

Pasadena Cogeneration reported 4,951.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Pasadena Cogeneration compare to other plants?

By capacity, Pasadena Cogeneration ranks #139 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #22 of 69 in TX.

Pasadena Cogeneration — 815 MW gas plant, Harris County, TX

Overview

Net summer capacity: 746 MW
EIA May 2026 · five generators
Nameplate capacity: 815 MW
3 combustion turbines · 2 steam turbines
Net winter capacity: 776 MW
EIA May 2026
Company rating: 781 MW
Constellation March 2026 fleet disclosure
Registry anchor: Plant 55047
Pasadena Cogeneration LP

Infrastructure record

Operator: Pasadena Cogeneration LP

Profile

Grid role: Combined-cycle cogeneration supplying an industrial host while participating in ERCOT.
Operating configuration: Three combustion turbines and two steam turbines in EIA's current inventory.
Capacity scope: EIA reports 815 MW nameplate and 746 MW summer capability; Constellation uses a 781 MW company rating.
Market mapping: ERCOT's current public price listing includes settlement point CAL_CC1.

Structured profile

Registered operator: Pasadena Cogeneration LP
EIA May 2026
Operating generators: 5
1998 and 2000 phases
Current parent: Constellation
Calpine business unit since January 2026
TCEQ entity: RN100222041
Federal Operating Permit O1797

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
CTG1	175 MW 167 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Jun 1998	Operating
CTG2	185 MW 171 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Jun 2000	Operating
CTG3	185 MW 171 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Jun 2000	Operating
STG1	85 MW 71 MW summer

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 815 MW
National rank: #139
TX rank: #22

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

4.95 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

71.3%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.

Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

PASADENA

IN SERVICE · 138 kV

0.1 km

UNKNOWN307602

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Land and environmental record

Air Permit

Permit No. 1797

TCEQ AIR OPERATING PERMITS; PERMIT; status ACTIVE

TCEQ AIR OPERATING PERMITS: 1797

Air Permit

Permit No. 37283

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS; PERMIT; status ACTIVE

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS: 37283

Air Permit

Permit No. 91385

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS; REGISTRATION; status ACTIVE

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS: 91385

Air Permit

Permit No. N015

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS; EPA PERMIT; status ACTIVE

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS: N015

Air Permit

Permit No. PSDTX915

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS; EPA PERMIT; status ACTIVE

TCEQ AIR NEW SOURCE PERMITS: PSDTX915

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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AssetProject company

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

plant:plant-55047Grid selectionCanonical asset page /assets/facilities/pasadena-cogeneration.

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Jun 1998
Jun 1998
First phase entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports June 1998 operating months for CTG1 and STG1.
Jun 2000
Jun 2000
Second phase entered service

Pasadena Cogeneration

Pasadena Cogeneration

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