Channel Energy Center LLC
Natural gas power plant · Harris County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
924 MW
Rank in Texas
#41
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2001
July 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Channel Energy Center LLC
- County
- Harris County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.46%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #29 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 55299
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 285 MW | 241 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 215 MW | 173 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 215 MW | 173 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 209 MW | 173 MW | 2014 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Texas
| Baytown Energy Center | Natural gas | 933 MW |
| Lake Hubbard | Natural gas | 928 MW |
| Channelview Cogeneration Plant | Natural gas | 918 MW |
| O W Sommers | Natural gas | 892 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 924 MW solar plant and a 924 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Texas power plants · What Texas actually generates