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Jack County

Wise County, Texas · EIA plant ID 55230 · Operator: Jack County Power, LLC
Natural gasNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleERCOTBA: ERCO
Nameplate1,280MWSummer 1,241 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation3,737GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor34%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,429Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2006Runs as baseload

The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
0200400600GWh2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%20%40%60%201020152020202534.4% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
7,0007,1007,2007,3007,40020102015202020257,429 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20063,063.161.6%7,157
20073,566.365.6%7,188
20083,12657.4%7,140
20093,29760.7%7,178
20103,128.157.6%7,254
20113,966.739.7%7,198
20125,521.750.6%7,124
20135,432.950.0%7,131
20146,240.857.4%7,186
20156,187.556.9%7,241
20165,347.149.0%7,323
20173,244.929.8%7,438
20183,651.733.6%7,427
20194,066.737.4%7,394
20203,305.130.3%7,436
20213,657.633.7%7,367
20225,486.250.5%7,310
20236,252.157.5%7,226
20246,761.262.0%7,269
20256,251.657.5%7,337

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT170165Feb 2006Operating—coming soon
CT2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT170165Feb 2006Operating—coming soon
CT3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT170165Mar 2011Operating—coming soon
CT4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT170165Mar 2011Operating—coming soon
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA300290.5Feb 2006Operating—coming soon
ST2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA300290.5Mar 2011Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Jack County Power, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Jack County Power, LLC100.0%1,280 MW

Nearby plants

Within 80 km.
Wise County Power LLC822 MW6.5 km
Yooperlite Storage—10.4 km
Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant10 MW17.9 km
Keechi Wind110 MW19.5 km
Mineral Wells East BESS10 MW35.1 km
Barton Chapel Wind Farm120 MW35.4 km