Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC
Cogentrix Energy · Harris County · ERCOT
Altura Cogen is a natural-gas cogeneration facility in Channelview, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 643.6 MW nameplate, 473.1 MW net summer, and 443.4 MW net winter capability across seven generator records dating from November 1985 through June 1995.
Overview
Key fields
- Net summer capacity
- 473.1 MW
EIA May 2026
- Nameplate capacity
- 643.6 MW
EIA May 2026
- Net winter capacity
- 443.4 MW
EIA May 2026
- Company rating
- 600 MW
Cogentrix
- Current settlement point
- CHANNELVIEW
ERCOT public meter record
- Registry anchor
- Plant 50815
Odyssey Operating Services
Profile
- Grid role
- Industrial cogeneration supplying steam and electricity while participating in ERCOT.
- Operating configuration
- Seven EIA generator records: five at 84.9 MW, one at 129.2 MW, and one at 89.9 MW nameplate.
- Capacity scope
- EIA reports 643.6 MW nameplate, 473.1 MW net summer, and 443.4 MW net winter capability; Cogentrix separately reports 600 MW.
Structured profile
- Net summer capacity
- 473.1 MW
EIA May 2026
- Nameplate capacity
- 643.6 MW
EIA May 2026
- Net winter capacity
- 443.4 MW
EIA May 2026
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | 84.9 MW 61.1 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Nov 1985 | Operating |
| GEN2 | 84.9 MW 62.6 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Dec 1985 | Operating |
| GEN3 | 84.9 MW 64 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Dec 1985 | Operating |
| GEN4 | 84.9 MW 65 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Mar 1986 | Operating |
| GEN5 | 84.9 MW 63.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Apr 1986 | Operating |
| GEN6 | 129.2 MW 93.5 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Apr 1986 | Operating |
| GEN7 | 89.9 MW 63.1 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jun 1995 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 643.6 MW
- National rank
- #218
- TX rank
- #32
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.
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.
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.
Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Grid selection | plant:plant-50815 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/odyssey-energy-altura-cogen-llc. |
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
- First generator entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports November 1985 for GEN1.
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GEN2, generator GEN3 with this operating date.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GEN4 with this operating date.
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GEN5, generator GEN6 with this operating date.
- Newest listed generator entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports June 1995 for GEN7.
Sources
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