Odessa-Ector Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Ector County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
1,153 MW
Rank in Texas
#21
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2001
July 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- LaFrontera Holdings LLC
- County
- Ector County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.57%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #13 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 55215
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 224 MW | 206 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| STG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 224 MW | 206 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 176 MW | 167 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 176 MW | 158 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 176 MW | 167 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| CTG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 176 MW | 158 MW | 2001 | 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
| T H Wharton | Natural gas | 1,190 MW |
| Deer Park Energy Center | Natural gas | 1,176 MW |
| V H Braunig | Natural gas | 1,138 MW |
| Tolk | Coal | 1,136 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 1,153 MW solar plant and a 1,153 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