Corpus Christi Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Nueces County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
593 MW
Rank in Texas
#77
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2002
October 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Corpus Christi Cogeneration LLC
- County
- Nueces County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.29%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #58 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 55206
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 199 MW | 173 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 199 MW | 173 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 196 MW | 160 MW | 2002 | 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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| Elk Station | Natural gas | 599 MW |
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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 593 MW solar plant and a 593 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