# San Jacinto Steam Electric Station

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/san-jacinto-steam-electric-station

NRG Energy, Inc. · Harris County · ERCOT

San Jacinto Steam Electric Station is an EIA-listed natural gas fired combustion turbine facility with 160. The plant's generating configuration is 2 natural-gas-fired combustion turbines (natural gas and combustion turbine technology).

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Peaking / quick-start CTG (registered as CTG/GT in ERCOT documents)
- **Market node:** SJS_SJS_G1; SJS_SJS_G2.
- **Physical build:** Two combustion-turbine generating units (CTGs) on-site: SJS1 and SJS2 (plant listed with 2 generating units; total nameplate ~176.4 MW, summer capacity 160 MW).

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 160 MW — EIA-reported net summer capability; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 7325 — NRG Texas Power LLC · Harris County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — San Jacinto Steam Electric Station is operating.
- **Settlement point:** SJS_SJS_G1 — ERCOT settlement point.
- **Resource stack:** 2 resources — SJS_SJS_G1 · SJS_SJS_G2

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 160 MW — Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · confidence: high
- **Operating status:** operating — San Jacinto Steam Electric Station is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Harris County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Operator:** NRG Texas Power LLC · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** natural gas — ERCOT · Harris County
- **Owner:** NRG Texas Power LLC · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Operator:** NRG Texas Power LLC — Owner / developer associated with San Jacinto Steam Electric Station. ([source](https://www.nrg.com/))
- **Owner / developer:** NRG Energy, Inc. — Parent company associated with San Jacinto Steam Electric Station. ([source](https://www.nrg.com/))

## Sources

- [Government public record](https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-06/documents/epa-hq-oar-2009-0491-4991.pdf) — epa.gov · regulatory — Sam Rayburn Plant Texas 3631 CT9 Sam Seymour Texas 6179 1 Sam Seymour Texas 6179 2 Sam Seymour Texas 6179 3 San Jacinto County Peaking Facility Texas 56603 SJCCT1 San Jacinto County Peaking Facility Texas 56603 SJCCT2 San Jacinto Steam Electric Station Texas 7325 SJS1 San Jacinto Steam Electric Station Texas 7325 SJS2
- [Electricity - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/detail.php?plant_id=7325) — eia.gov · regulatory — Available data on retail sales of electricity and associated revenue by end-use sector, green pricing, net metering, and data by individual electric utility, state, and reporting month Power Plant Operating Data Files
- [Sheet1](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2010/11/01/11_nodal_sp2_zonal_mapping.xls) — ercot.com · regulatory — Nov 1, 2010 — SJS_SJS_G1, HOUSTON2010.
- [https://lists.ercot.com/cgi-bin/wa?A3=1106&L=NOTIC...](https://lists.ercot.com/cgi-bin/wa?A3=1106&L=NOTICE_SETTLEMENTS&E=base64&P=41221&B=--_004_4AD642AC2C766D4C9A298143222B4E9B24E0A6B31DTMBXSERVER1er_&T=application%2Fvnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document;%20name=%22Energized%20Settlement%20Points%20Impacted%20by%20Software%20Error.docx%22&N=Energized%20Settlement%20Points%20Impacted%20by%20Software%20Error.docx&attachment=q&XSS=3) — lists.ercot.com · regulatory — SJS_SJS_G1. SJS_SJS_G2. SPNC_SPNCE_4. SPNC_SPNCE_5. STEA_STEAM_1. STEA_STEAM_2. STEA_STEAM_3.
- [TitlePage](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2025/02/12/CapacityDemandandReservesReport_December2024.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — Feb 12, 2025 —. resource registration system information. Interconnection requests. SJS_SJS_G1, GT, GAS, OPER,
- [Power Plant Locations & Asset Map](https://www.nrg.com/generation/asset-map.html) — nrg.com · other — We have a wide selection of power plants. San Jacinto Steam Electric Station Natural Gas La Porte, TX.

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Website: [NRG Energy, Inc.](https://www.nrg.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:46.408Z
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