Denton Energy Center
Denton Municipal Electric · Denton County · ERCOT
EIA's May 2026 inventory lists twelve operating 18.8 MW reciprocating-engine generators under Plant ID 61643, all entering service in July 2018. The City reports commercial operation beginning July 1, 2018.
Overview
Key fields
- Operating capacity
- 225.6 MW
EIA
- Engine generators
- 12
Wärtsilä 18V50SG
- Unit rating
- 18.8 MW
EIA
- Commercial operation
- Jul 1, 2018
City of Denton
- Settlement points
- 4
RN_DEC_AGR_A–D
- Registry anchor
- Plant 61643
City of Denton
Resource stack
- 4 resources
DEC_AGR_A · DEC_AGR_B
Profile
- Grid role
- Fast-start, modular generation used for renewable balancing, price hedging and system reliability.
- Operating configuration
- Twelve independently dispatchable Wärtsilä 18V50SG natural-gas engines.
- Capacity scope
- 225.6 MW EIA nameplate and net summer capability · 12 × 18.8 MW.
Structured profile
- Operating capacity
- 225.6 MW
EIA
- Owner
- City of Denton
City of Denton
- Commercial operation
- July 1, 2018
City of Denton
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC1 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC10 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC11 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC12 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC2 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC3 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC4 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC5 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC6 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC7 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC8 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
| DEC9 | 18.8 MW 18.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas · IC | Jul 2018 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 225.6 MW
- National rank
- #1
- TX rank
- #1
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 · Diesel
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 recordsNearby 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.
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Sole owner | Denton Energy Center FAQ | |
| Market resources | DEC_AGR_A, DEC_AGR_B, DEC_AGR_C, DEC_AGR_D | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-61643 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/denton-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
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator DEC1, generator DEC10, generator DEC11, generator DEC12, generator DEC2, generator DEC3, generator DEC4, generator DEC5, generator DEC6, generator DEC7, generator DEC8, generator DEC9 with this operating date.
- Commercial Operation BeganDenton Ener...
The City of Denton reports commercial operation from July 1, 2018.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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