How big is Shell Deer Park?

Shell Deer Park has a reported capacity of 228.1 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Shell Deer Park?

Shell Deer Park is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine; All Other; facility in Harris County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Shell Deer Park located?

Shell Deer Park is in Harris County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Who operates Shell Deer Park?

Shell Deer Park is operated by Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP) according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

When did Shell Deer Park start operating?

Shell Deer Park reports a commercial operation date of 1995. Current status: operating. Source: EIA Form 860.

How much electricity does Shell Deer Park generate?

Shell Deer Park reported 1,142.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Shell Deer Park compare to other plants?

By capacity, Shell Deer Park ranks #264 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #32 of 75 in TX.

Shell Deer Park — 228 MW gas plant, Harris County, TX

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Overview

Net summer capability: 243 MW
EIA May 2026
Nameplate capacity: 274 MW
Four operating generators
Purchased-steam units: 91.8 MW
Two × 45.9 MW · Oct 1979
Gas-turbine nameplate: 182.2 MW
88.2 MW + 94 MW · Apr 1995
Registry anchor: Plant 50304
Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership

Infrastructure record

Operator: Deer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP)

Profile

Grid role: Industrial cogeneration serving the Deer Park manufacturing complex.
Operating configuration: Two purchased-steam generators · two natural-gas combustion turbines.
Capacity scope: 274 MW EIA nameplate · 243 MW EIA net summer capability.
Site ownership: PEMEX owns the refinery; Shell owns and operates the separate chemical facility.

Structured profile

Net summer capability: 243 MW
EIA
Nameplate capacity: 274 MW
EIA
Registered operator: Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership
EIA
Refinery owner: PEMEX
PEMEX

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
GEN1	45.9 MW 45 MW summer	All Other Purchased Steam · ST	Oct 1979	Operating
GEN2	45.9 MW 45 MW summer	All Other Purchased Steam · ST	Oct 1979	Operating
GEN4	88.2 MW 75 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Apr 1995	Operating
GEN5	94 MW 78 MW summer

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 182.2 MW
National rank: #264
TX rank: #32

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

1.14 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

56.2%

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

SHELL

IN SERVICE · 138 kV

0.5 km

DEER PARK ENERGY CENTER

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

222.8206 Acres

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0402180020055; HARRIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Id

2025

0402180020055

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0402180020055; HARRIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Market Value

2025

22705500

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0402180020055; HARRIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Coordinate Parcel Owner

2025

DEER PARK ENERGY CENTER

TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 0402180020055; HARRIS APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025

TxGIO land parcel intersecting

Related parties and identifiers

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AssetProject company

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

Deer Park Refining Limited PartnershipProject company and EIA registered operatorEIA May 2026 generator inventory

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Oct 1979
Oct 1979
Purchased-steam units entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports October 1979 for GEN1 and GEN2.
Apr 1995
Apr 1995
Gas turbines entered service

Shell Deer Park

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