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74.5 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (47 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (28 MW) operating in Nueces, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
74.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Solar Photovoltaic
1988
Operating Since
Coordinates
27.8322, -97.5281
County
Nueces, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC | Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC | — |
| Owner(s) | Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC | Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
The Corpus Refinery is a 74.5 MW hybrid power plant located in Nueces County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 1988, is owned and operated by Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC. The primary fuel source is natural gas, and the plant utilizes both natural gas-fired combustion turbine and solar photovoltaic technologies. It consists of two generators.
The Corpus Refinery operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 280,475 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 42.8%. Among power plants in Texas, the Corpus Refinery ranks 152 out of 312, and nationally it ranks 1015 out of 1963. The solar photovoltaic portion of the plant uses a fixed tilt tracking system.
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
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
20.3K MWh
Latest Month
280.5K MWh
Annual Generation
42.8%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
606 lb/MWh
NOx
2 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.017 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.011 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.001 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
66.3%
Annual Net Gen
273 GWh
CO₂eq
606 lb/MWh
Subregion
ERCOT All
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $71.9M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
CARN_ESS_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-14
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