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1176 MW Natural Gas operating in Harris, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
1,176 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2003
Operating Since
Coordinates
29.7134, -95.1345
County
Harris, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Deer Park Energy Center | Deer Park Energy Center | Calpine |
| Owner(s) | Deer Park Energy Center | Constellation Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Deer Park Energy Center is a natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Harris County, Texas. The plant has a total capacity of 1176 MW distributed across six generators. It began operating in 2003 and is owned and operated by Constellation Energy. The plant is located within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority.
In the most recent year of reported data, Deer Park Energy Center generated 7,822,166 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 75.9%. The plant ranks as the 15th largest in Texas out of 144 plants, and 119th nationally out of 945 plants.
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
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP CHP
636.9K MWh
Latest Month
7.8M MWh
Annual Generation
75.9%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
706 lb/MWh
NOx
0.048 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.004 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.014 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.001 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
66.7%
Annual Net Gen
6870 GWh
CO₂eq
707 lb/MWh
Subregion
ERCOT All
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $1.1B
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
DDPEC_CC1
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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