Lost Pines 1 Power Project
LCRA and GenTex · Bastrop County · ERCOT
Lost Pines 1 Power Project is a three-generator natural-gas combined-cycle facility at Lost Pines Power Park east of Bastrop, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 609 MW nameplate, 510 MW net summer, and 540 MW net winter capability across two combustion turbines and one steam turbine, all dated May 2001. LCRA reports a 540 MW net maximum and 50% ownership; its affiliate GenTex Power Corporation owns the other 50%. GenTex developed the project with Calpine, whose former share is now owned by LCRA.
Overview
Key fields
- Net summer capacity
- 510 MW
EIA May 2026
- Nameplate capacity
- 609 MW
EIA May 2026
- Net winter capacity
- 540 MW
EIA May 2026
- Owner rating
- 540 MW
LCRA net maximum
- Current settlement point
- LOSTPI_CC1
ERCOT public listing
- Registry anchor
- Plant 55154
Lower Colorado River Authority
Resource stack
- 2 resources
LOSTPI_CC1_1 · LOSTPI_CC1_2
Profile
- Grid role
- Jointly owned 2x1 natural-gas combined-cycle generation in ERCOT.
- Operating configuration
- Two 202.5 MW combustion-turbine records and one 204 MW steam-turbine record.
- Capacity scope
- EIA reports 609 MW nameplate, 510 MW net summer, and 540 MW net winter; LCRA reports 540 MW net maximum.
- Ownership
- LCRA owns 50%, including the share formerly owned by Calpine; GenTex retains its original 50% share and sells that output to LCRA.
Structured profile
- Net summer capacity
- 510 MW
EIA May 2026
- Nameplate capacity
- 609 MW
EIA May 2026
- Net winter capacity
- 540 MW
EIA May 2026
- Owners
- LCRA 50% · GenTex 50%
LCRA
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTA | 202.5 MW 169 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | May 2001 | Operating |
| CTB | 202.5 MW 169 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | May 2001 | Operating |
| ST | 204 MW 172 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | May 2001 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 609 MW
- National rank
- #242
- TX rank
- #35
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 · 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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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | Owner for Lost Pines 1 Power Project | |
| Owner | Owner for Lost Pines 1 Power Project | |
| Operator | Operator for Lost Pines 1 Power Project | |
| Market resources | LOSTPI_CC1_1, LOSTPI_CC1_2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-55154 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/lost-pines-1-power-project. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette Power Project | 1,690 MW | TX |
| Sim Gideon | 623 MW | TX |
| Lost Pines 1 Power ProjectCurrent | 609 MW | TX |
| Thomas C Ferguson | 574.6 MW | TX |
| Winchester Power Park | 242 MW | TX |
| Timmerman Power Plant | 180 MW | TX |
| Marshall Ford | 108 MW | TX |
| Buchanan Dam (TX) | 54.9 MW | TX |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
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Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- LCRA Created GenTexLCRA GenTex...
- Lost Pines 1 began operatingEIA May 202...
EIA and LCRA identify May 2001 as the operating month for the combined-cycle facility.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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