How big is Permian Basin?

Permian Basin has a reported capacity of 447 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Permian Basin?

Permian Basin is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Ward County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Permian Basin located?

Permian Basin is in Ward County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Who operates Permian Basin?

Permian Basin is operated by Luminant Generation Company LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

When did Permian Basin start operating?

Permian Basin reports a commercial operation date of 1988. Source: EIA Form 860.

How much electricity does Permian Basin generate?

Permian Basin reported 464.5 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Permian Basin compare to other plants?

By capacity, Permian Basin ranks #45 of 257 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #12 of 32 in TX.

Permian Basin — 447 MW gas plant, Ward County, TX

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Overview

Net summer capacity: 320 MW
EIA May 2026
Nameplate capacity: 447 MW
EIA May 2026
Net winter capacity: 387 MW
EIA May 2026
Current generators: 5
89.4 MW each
Planned addition: 860 MW
2 future units
Registry anchor: Plant 3494
Luminant Generation Company LLC
Resource stack: 5 resources
PB2SES_CT1 · PB2SES_CT2

Infrastructure record

Operator: Luminant Generation Company LLC

Profile

Grid role: Dispatchable simple-cycle generation serving ERCOT's West region.
Current configuration: Five 89.4 MW nameplate combustion turbines.
Capacity scope: 447 MW EIA nameplate · 320 MW net summer · 387 MW net winter · 325 MW rounded Vistra rating.
Planned expansion: Two additional units totaling 860 MW would increase Vistra's company site rating from 325 MW to 1,185 MW; these units are not in the current EIA inventory.

Structured profile

Net summer capacity: 320 MW
EIA May 2026
Current configuration: 5 × 89.4 MW combustion turbines
EIA May 2026
Company plant rating: 325 MW
Vistra
Planned expansion: 2 units · 860 MW
Not current capacity

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
5	114.9 MW 115 MW summer	Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST	Jun 1958	Operating
6	535.5 MW 540 MW summer	Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST	Dec 1973	Operating
CT1	89.4 MW 63 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	May 1988	Operating
CT2	89.4 MW 64 MW summer

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 650.4 MW
National rank: #45
TX rank: #12

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

464.5 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

11.8%

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.

Market registration

ERCOT public disclosures

Settlement point

PB2SES_CT1·PB2SES_CT2

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

Coordinate Parcel Area

2025

639.835 Acres

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 507; WARD APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Id

2025

507

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 507; WARD APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Owner

2025

LUMINANT GENERATION CO LLC

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 507; WARD APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Related parties and identifiers

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Jun 1958
Jun 1958
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 5 with this operating date.
Dec 1973
Dec 1973
Generator enters operation

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Luminant Generation Company LLC

Entity 55983

Operating portfolio

13 plants

2 states

Reported capacity

11,291.7 MW

Batteries · Conventional Steam Coal · Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

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Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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Generation

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Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending Jul 13, 2026

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Nearby substations

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