Channelview Cogeneration Plant
Elliott Investment Management · Harris County · ERCOT
Channelview Cogeneration Plant is a five-generator natural-gas combined-cycle cogeneration facility in Harris County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 918.3 MW nameplate, 761 MW net summer, and 862.2 MW net winter capability across four combustion turbines and one steam turbine. S&P describes a separate 851 MW project scope and reports that Elliott Investment Management acquired the project from Ares in 2025, with Ares retaining a small stake.
Overview
Key fields
- Net summer capacity
- 761 MW
EIA May 2026 · five generators
- Nameplate capacity
- 918.3 MW
4 combustion turbines · 1 steam turbine
- Net winter capacity
- 862.2 MW
EIA May 2026
- Project rating
- 851 MW
S&P December 2025 scope
- Registry anchor
- Plant 55187
EIF Channelview Cogeneration LLC
Profile
- Grid role
- Combined-cycle cogeneration supplying contractual power and steam to the adjacent Equistar complex, with remaining output exposed to ERCOT.
- Operating configuration
- Four combustion turbines, four heat-recovery steam generators, and one steam turbine.
- Capacity scope
- EIA reports 918.3 MW nameplate and 761 MW summer capability; S&P uses an 851 MW project scope.
- Market mapping
- ERCOT's current price listing includes CVC_CC1 and four associated generator points.
Structured profile
- Registered operator
- EIF Channelview Cogeneration LLC
EIA May 2026
- Majority owner
- Elliott Investment Management
Ares retained a small stake
- Project debt
- $260M facilities
$220M term loan · $30M revolver · $10M LOC
- Operating generators
- 5
2001-2002 vintages
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | 192.1 MW 161.7 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jun 2002 | Operating |
| GT2 | 192.1 MW 155.4 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jun 2002 | Operating |
| GT3 | 192.1 MW 155.9 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jun 2002 | Operating |
| GT4 | 192.1 MW 156.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Aug 2001 | Operating |
| ST1 | 149.9 MW 131.2 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Jun 2002 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 918.3 MW
- National rank
- #112
- TX rank
- #20
Monthly generation
Download CSVMonthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
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
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Financing
Land and environmental record
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.
Relationship graph
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Operator for Channelview Cogeneration Plant | |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-55187 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/channelview-cogeneration-plant. |
Reporting portfolio
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- GT4 Entered ServiceEIA May 202...
EIA reports August 2001 as GT4's operating month.
- Remaining current generators entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports June 2002 operating months for GT1, GT2, GT3, and ST1.
- $260 million financing announcedCahill Chan...
Cahill reported the term loan, revolver, and letter-of-credit facilities used to partially finance Elliott's majority acquisition.
Sources
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