Stryker Creek
Luminant · Cherokee County · ERCOT
Stryker Creek is a natural-gas steam-electric plant in Cherokee County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists two steam turbines and five small petroleum-liquid standby generators: 713.4 MW nameplate and 679 MW net summer and winter capability in total. The steam units entered service in June 1958 and December 1965.
Overview
Key fields
- Net summer capacity
- 679 MW
EIA May 2026 · seven generator records
- Nameplate capacity
- 713.4 MW
2 steam turbines · 5 standby generators
- Net winter capacity
- 679 MW
EIA May 2026
- Current settlement point
- SCSES_UNIT2
ERCOT current public listing
- Registry anchor
- Plant 3504
Luminant Generation Company LLC
Resource stack
- 2 resources
SCSES_UNIT1A · SCSES_UNIT2
Profile
- Grid role
- Dispatchable steam generation in ERCOT, with two large natural-gas steam units and five small petroleum-liquid standby generators.
- Operating configuration
- ST1 is 176.8 MW nameplate and ST2 is 526.6 MW nameplate; five 2 MW standby generators bring the plant total to 713.4 MW nameplate.
- Market mapping
- ERCOT records use SCSES_UNIT1A and SCSES_UNIT2 for the two steam resources; the current public settlement-point list includes SCSES_UNIT2.
Structured profile
- Net summer capacity
- 679 MW
EIA May 2026 · seven generator records
- Nameplate capacity
- 713.4 MW
EIA May 2026
- Net winter capacity
- 679 MW
EIA May 2026
- Operator
- Luminant Generation Company LLC
EIA May 2026
- Configuration
- 2 steam turbines · 5 standby generators
EIA May 2026
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 2 MW 2 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · IC | Jul 1966 | Operating |
| D2 | 2 MW 2 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · IC | Jul 1966 | Operating |
| D3 | 2 MW 2 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · IC | Jul 1966 | Operating |
| D4 | 2 MW 2 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · IC | Jul 1966 | Operating |
| D5 | 2 MW 2 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · IC | Jul 1966 | Operating |
| ST1 | 176.8 MW 167 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST | Jun 1958 | Operating |
| ST2 | 526.6 MW 502 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST | Dec 1965 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 703.4 MW
- National rank
- #42
- TX rank
- #11
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 steam
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Operator for Stryker Creek | |
| Market resources | SCSES_UNIT1A, SCSES_UNIT2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-3504 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/stryker-creek. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| Comanche Peak | 2,430 MW | TX |
| Martin Lake | 2,379.6 MW | TX |
| Oak Grove (TX) | 1,795.4 MW | TX |
| Lake Hubbard | 927.5 MW | TX |
| Stryker CreekCurrent | 713.4 MW | TX |
| Graham | 634.7 MW | TX |
| DeCordova Steam Electric Station | 626.7 MW | TX |
| Morgan Creek | 536.4 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
- Steam Unit 1 entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports June 1958 as ST1's operating month.
- Steam Unit 2 entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports December 1965 as ST2's operating month.
- Standby generators entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports July 1966 for the five 2 MW petroleum-liquid standby generators.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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