Colorado Bend Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Wharton County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
654 MW
Rank in Texas
#61
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2002
May 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP
- County
- Wharton County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 0.32%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #47 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 56350
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 115 MW | 103 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 105 MW | 103 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| CT1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 90 MW | 85 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 90 MW | 85 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT2A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 90 MW | 85 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT2B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 90 MW | 85 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT4A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 37 MW | 31 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| CT4B | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 37 MW | 31 MW | 2023 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 654 MW solar plant and a 654 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