Corpus Christi Energy Center
Calpine · Nueces County · ERCOT
Corpus Christi Energy Center is a natural-gas combined-cycle cogeneration facility in Nueces County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 593.3 MW nameplate, 506 MW net summer, and 518 MW net winter capability across two combustion turbines and one steam turbine, all dated October 2002.
Overview
Key fields
- Net summer capacity
- 506 MW
EIA May 2026
- Nameplate capacity
- 593.3 MW
EIA May 2026
- Net winter capacity
- 518 MW
EIA May 2026
- Current settlement point
- CCEC_ST1
ERCOT public mapping
- Registry anchor
- Plant 55206
Corpus Christi Cogeneration LLC
Resource stack
- 4 resources
CCEC_CC1_1 · CCEC_CC1_2
Profile
- Grid role
- Dispatchable combined-cycle cogeneration in ERCOT.
- Operating configuration
- Two 198.9 MW combustion turbines and one 195.5 MW steam turbine.
Structured profile
- Net summer capacity
- 506 MW
EIA May 2026
- Nameplate capacity
- 593.3 MW
EIA May 2026
- Net winter capacity
- 518 MW
EIA May 2026
- Configuration
- 2 combustion turbines · 1 steam turbine
EIA May 2026
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | 198.9 MW 173 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Oct 2002 | Operating |
| CT2 | 198.9 MW 173 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Oct 2002 | Operating |
| ST1 | 195.5 MW 160 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Oct 2002 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 593.3 MW
- National rank
- #257
- TX rank
- #38
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
4 ERCOT market resources · Combined-cycle gas
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
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Market registration
ERCOT public disclosuresOperating context
ERCOT market recordsNearby substations
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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.
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Market resources | CCEC_CC1_1, CCEC_CC1_2, CCEC_CC1_3, CCEC_CC1_4 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-55206 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/corpus-christi-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
- Facility Entered ServiceEIA May 202...
EIA reports October 2002 for both combustion turbines and the steam turbine.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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