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536.4 MW Distillate Oil operating in Mitchell, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
536.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1988
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.3358, -100.9156
County
Mitchell, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Luminant Generation Company | Luminant |
| Owner(s) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Vistra | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Morgan Creek is a 536.4 MW power plant located in Mitchell County, Texas. The plant began operating in 1988 and is owned by Vistra, with Luminant Generation Company LLC listed as the operator per EIA data. The facility utilizes six generators powered by distillate fuel oil (DFO) as its primary energy source. Morgan Creek operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 23,536 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.5%. Despite its substantial capacity, the plant's low capacity factor suggests infrequent operation. Among power plants in Texas using Petroleum Liquids, Morgan Creek ranks as the second largest of four such plants in the state, and 22nd out of 60 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO)
Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
1.6K MWh
Latest Month
23.5K MWh
Annual Generation
0.5%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
0 lb/MWh
NOx
13 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.000 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.049 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.009 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
1.6%
Annual Net Gen
74 GWh
CO₂eq
4 lb/MWh
Subregion
ERCOT All
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $410.1M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Morgan Creek Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Oncor
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
MGSES_CT123
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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