Rayburn Energy Station LLC
Rayburn Electric Cooperative · Grayson County · ERCOT
Rayburn Energy Station is a three-generator natural-gas combined-cycle facility near Sherman in Grayson County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 803.2 MW nameplate, 685 MW net summer, and 764 MW net winter capability across two combustion turbines and one steam turbine, all with August 2014 operating months. The plant was built as Panda Sherman; Rayburn Electric Cooperative completed its acquisition and renamed the facility in June 2023.
Overview
Key fields
- Net summer capacity
- 685 MW
EIA May 2026 · three generators
- Nameplate capacity
- 803.2 MW
2 combustion turbines · 1 steam turbine
- Net winter capacity
- 764 MW
EIA May 2026
- Project rating
- 758 MW
Bechtel completion announcement
- Registry anchor
- Plant 58005
Rayburn Energy Station LLC
Resource stack
- 2 resources
PANDA_S_CC1_1 · PANDA_S_CC1_2
Profile
- Grid role
- Dispatchable combined-cycle generation serving the ERCOT market in North Texas.
- Operating configuration
- Two combustion turbines and one steam turbine in a 2x1 combined-cycle block.
- Capacity scope
- EIA reports 803.2 MW nameplate and 685 MW net summer capability; Bechtel used a 758 MW project rating at completion.
- Market mapping
- ERCOT's current price listing includes RAYBURN_CC1 and legacy PANDA_S combined-cycle and unit points.
Structured profile
- Registered operator
- Rayburn Energy Station LLC
EIA May 2026
- Current owner
- Rayburn Electric Cooperative
Acquired June 2023
- Operating generators
- 3
All report August 2014
- Former name
- Panda Sherman Power Plant
Renamed after acquisition
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG-1 | 232 MW 199 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Aug 2014 | Operating |
| CTG-2 | 232 MW 199 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Aug 2014 | Operating |
| STG-1 | 339.2 MW 287 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Aug 2014 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 803.2 MW
- National rank
- #143
- TX rank
- #24
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
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 recordsInterconnection record
ERCOT GIS ReportMatched to the latest available ERCOT generation-interconnection queue record. Queue status and completion dates describe the queue record; operating status is verified separately against plant and market registrations.
Nearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryRelated 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.
Relationship graph
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Market resources | PANDA_S_CC1_1, PANDA_S_CC1_2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-58005 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/rayburn-energy-station-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
- Current generators entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports August 2014 operating months for both combustion turbines and the steam turbine.
- Rayburn Acquisition CompletedRayburn Ene...
Rayburn Electric Cooperative completed the acquisition and renamed Panda Sherman as Rayburn Energy Station.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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