# V H Braunig

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/v-h-braunig

CPS Energy · Bexar County · ERCOT

V.H. Braunig is a CPS Energy natural-gas generation site in Bexar County, registered as EIA Plant ID 3612. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists four operating simple-cycle combustion turbines—generators 5 through 8—with 244 MW of nameplate capacity and 191 MW of net summer capability. CPS Energy now calls these quick-start units Milton B. Steam Units 1 and 2, totaling 447 MW net summer capability, ceased operation April 1, 2025.

## Profile

- **Reliability Must-Run:** Braunig Unit 3 is contracted for 400 MW through March 1, 2027 and is listed by EIA as temporarily out of service.
- **Grid role:** Quick-start peaking, black-start, ancillary services, and temporary RMR reliability support.

## Metrics

- **Operating net summer:** 191 MW — Generators 5–8 · EIA May 2026
- **RMR capacity:** 400 MW — BRAUNIG_VHB3 · through Mar 1, 2027
- **Out-of-service steam:** 859 MW — Units 1–3 net summer capability
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3612 — CPS Energy · Bexar County · ERCOT

## Facts

- **Owner / operator:** CPS Energy — City Public Service Board · confidence: high
- **Operating resources:** 4 — BRAUNIG_VHB6CT5–CT8 · confidence: high
- **RMR resource:** BRAUNIG_VHB3 — $2,616.80/hour standby cost · confidence: high
- **Waterbody:** Braunig Lake — Shared cooling reservoir · confidence: high

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current unit status, capacity, technology, and service dates.
- [Braunig Unit 3 RMR notice](https://www.ercot.com/services/comm/mkt_notices/M-C031324-16) — ERCOT · regulatory — Contract term, capacity, outage status, and hourly standby cost.

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T07:58:05.254Z
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