Paris Energy Center
Paris Generation LP · Lamar County · ERCOT
Paris Energy Center is an operating natural-gas combined-cycle facility in Lamar County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists Plant ID 50109 with 265.6 MW of nameplate capacity and 239 MW of net summer capability across three generators. GEN1 and GEN2 entered service in July 1989; GEN3 followed in December 1989. Hull Street Energy acquired Paris and Bastrop Energy Centers together from an Atlas Holdings affiliate in June 2023, and its Milepost Power business reports Paris at approximately 266 MW.
Overview
Key fields
- Net summer capability
- 239 MW
EIA May 2026
- Nameplate capacity
- 265.6 MW
Three operating generators
- Net winter capability
- 263 MW
EIA May 2026
- Operating dates
- Jul–Dec 1989
GEN1/GEN2 · GEN3
- Registry anchor
- Plant 50109
Paris Generation LP
Resource stack
- 2 resources
TNSKA_CC1_1 · TNSKA_CC1_2
Profile
- Grid role
- Dispatchable natural-gas combined-cycle generation in ERCOT.
- Capacity scope
- 265.6 MW EIA nameplate · 239 MW EIA net summer capability.
- Operating configuration
- Three combined-cycle generator records · two July 1989 · one December 1989.
- Ownership
- Hull Street acquired Paris and Bastrop as an 855 MW two-plant portfolio in June 2023.
Structured profile
- Net summer capability
- 239 MW
EIA
- Nameplate capacity
- 265.6 MW
EIA
- Registered operator
- Paris Generation LP
EIA
- Current owner
- Hull Street Energy
Hull Street
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | 87.8 MW 76 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jul 1989 | Operating |
| GEN2 | 87.8 MW 76 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jul 1989 | Operating |
| GEN3 | 90 MW 87 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Dec 1989 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 265.6 MW
- National rank
- #389
- TX rank
- #59
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Project company and EIA registered operator | Paris Generation LP | EIA May 2026 generator inventory |
| Portfolio owner since the june 2023 two-plant portfolio acquisition | Financing covers a portfolio that includes Paris Energy Center. | |
| Portfolio former portfolio owner through mesquite generation holdings | Financing covers a portfolio that includes Paris Energy Center. | |
| Market resources | TNSKA_CC1_1, TNSKA_CC1_2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-50109 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/paris-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
- First two generators entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports July 1989 for GEN1 and GEN2.
- Third generator entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports December 1989 for GEN3.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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