Ector County Energy Center
Rockland Capital · Ector County · ERCOT
Ector County Energy Center is a two-unit simple-cycle natural-gas peaking plant in Ector County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 358.8 MW nameplate, 320 MW net summer, and 336 MW net winter capability, with both units dated August 2015. Invenergy originally described the project as a 330 MW facility using two GE 7FA turbines and announced service on September 11, 2015. Rockland Capital acquired the plant in 2022; Ector County Generation, LLC is the current EIA-registered operator.
Overview
Key fields
- Net summer capacity
- 320 MW
EIA May 2026
- Nameplate capacity
- 358.8 MW
2 × 179.4 MW
- Net winter capacity
- 336 MW
EIA May 2026
- Equipment
- 2 GE 7FA
Invenergy
- Settlement point
- RN_ECEC_HOLT
ERCOT settlement point.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 58471
Ector County Generation, LLC
Resource stack
- 2 resources
ECEC_G1 · ECEC_G2
Profile
- Grid role
- Quick-start, dispatchable simple-cycle generation in ERCOT's West region.
- Current configuration
- Two GE 7FA combustion turbines, each 179.4 MW EIA nameplate.
- Capacity scope
- 358.8 MW nameplate · 320 MW net summer · 336 MW net winter · 330 MW historical company rating.
- Interconnection
- The plant connects to Oncor at 138 kV through an approximately 0.5-mile generator tie-line.
Structured profile
- Net summer capacity
- 320 MW
EIA May 2026
- Current owner
- Rockland Capital-managed vehicle
Acquired 2022
- Current operator
- Ector County Generation, LLC
EIA May 2026
- Equipment
- 2 GE 7FA combustion turbines
Invenergy
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | 179.4 MW 160 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Aug 2015 | Operating |
| CTG2 | 179.4 MW 160 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Aug 2015 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 358.8 MW
- National rank
- #147
- TX rank
- #18
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Controlling owner and manager | Ector ownership regulatory filing | |
| Interconnecting transmission owner | Ector ownership regulatory filing | |
| Market resources | ECEC_G1, ECEC_G2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-58471 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/ector-county-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
- EIA Operating MonthEIA May 202...
EIA reports August 2015 for both combustion turbines.
- Invenergy announced start of serviceInvenergy E...
Invenergy announced service for its company-rated 330 MW project.
- Rockland Announced AcquisitionRockland Ec...
Rockland Capital acquired the facility from Invenergy.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
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