Colorado Bend Energy Center
CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP · Wharton County · ERCOT
Colorado Bend Energy Center is an eight-generator natural-gas facility in Wharton County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 654.1 MW nameplate and 608 MW net summer and winter capability. Four combined-cycle combustion-turbine records entered service in May 2002, steam turbines followed in May 2007 and June 2008, and two simple-cycle combustion turbines entered service in May 2023. TotalEnergies announced in November 2023 that Colorado Bend I, described as 530 MW combined cycle plus 74 MW open cycle, was included in a $635 million three-plant Texas portfolio acquisition from TexGen; the consideration was not allocated by plant.
Overview
Key fields
- Net summer capacity
- 608 MW
EIA May 2026 · eight generators
- Nameplate capacity
- 654.1 MW
EIA May 2026
- Net winter capacity
- 608 MW
EIA May 2026
- Generator records
- 8
6 combined-cycle · 2 simple-cycle
- Portfolio transaction
- $635M
Three plants · 1.5 GW · announced Nov 2023
- Registry anchor
- Plant 56350
CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP
Resource stack
- 2 resources
CBEC_GT11 · CBEC_GT12
Profile
- Grid role
- Dispatchable combined-cycle and simple-cycle natural-gas generation in ERCOT.
- Operating configuration
- Eight operating EIA records: six combined-cycle generators and two simple-cycle combustion turbines.
- Capacity scope
- EIA reports 654.1 MW nameplate and 608 MW net summer and winter capability.
- Transaction scope
- TotalEnergies' $635 million consideration covered Colorado Bend I, Wolf Hollow I, and La Porte, totaling 1.5 GW; no plant allocation was disclosed.
Structured profile
- Net summer capacity
- 608 MW
EIA May 2026
- Nameplate capacity
- 654.1 MW
EIA May 2026
- Net winter capacity
- 608 MW
EIA May 2026
- Operator
- CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP
EIA May 2026
- Portfolio transaction
- $635M
Three plants · 1.5 GW · not allocated by plant
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1A | 90 MW 85 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | May 2002 | Operating |
| CT1B | 90 MW 85 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | May 2002 | Operating |
| CT2A | 90 MW 85 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | May 2002 | Operating |
| CT2B | 90 MW 85 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | May 2002 | Operating |
| CT4A | 37 MW 31 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | May 2023 | Operating |
| CT4B | 37 MW 31 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | May 2023 | Operating |
| ST1 | 105.1 MW 103 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | May 2007 | Operating |
| ST2 | 115 MW 103 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Jun 2008 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 580.1 MW
- National rank
- #264
- TX rank
- #39
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.
ERCOT disclosed dispatch
2 ERCOT market resources · Gas turbine
Generation
3 mo through May 22, 2026Capacity factor is average output vs. this plant's observed peak.
Output by hourlocal time · 90 days through May 22, 2026
Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending May 22, 2026
Generation from ERCOT's 60-Day SCED Disclosure (≈60-day lag), summed over this site's market resources.
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 disclosuresOperating context
ERCOT market recordsInterconnection record
ERCOT GIS ReportMatched to the latest available ERCOT generation-interconnection queue record. Queue status and completion dates describe the queue record; operating status is verified separately against plant and market registrations.
Nearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryCommercial, 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
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
Drag organizations to explore the network. Select a node to pin its details and available page link.
Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP | Operator for Colorado Bend Energy Center |
| Portfolio sponsor | Financing covers a portfolio that includes Colorado Bend Energy Center. | |
| Market resources | CBEC_GT11, CBEC_GT12 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-56350 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/colorado-bend-energy-center. |
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
- Four combustion-turbine records entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports May 2002 for CT1A, CT1B, CT2A, and CT2B.
- ST1 Entered ServiceEIA May 202...
EIA reports May 2007 for ST1.
- ST2 Entered ServiceEIA May 202...
EIA reports June 2008 for ST2.
- Two simple-cycle turbines entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports May 2023 for CT4A and CT4B.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
Related assets
Similar plants ranked by technology, capacity, and distance.
Jack Fusco Energy Center
Natural Gas · 538 MW
Fort Bend County
Green Power 2
Natural Gas · 624 MW
Galveston County
Sand Hill
Natural Gas · 595.8 MW
Travis County
Sweeny Cogen Facility
Natural Gas · 436 MW
Brazoria County