Wise County Power LLC
Wise County, Texas · EIA plant ID 55320 · Operator: Wise County Power Company LLC
Nameplate822MWSummer 735 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation3,290GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor51%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,139Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2004Runs 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
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.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,577.5 | 54.5% | 7,135 |
| 2005 | 3,334.3 | 58.1% | 7,150 |
| 2006 | 3,123.5 | 54.4% | 7,369 |
| 2007 | 2,554 | 44.5% | 7,614 |
| 2008 | 3,599.7 | 62.6% | 7,441 |
| 2009 | 4,193.4 | 73.1% | 7,416 |
| 2010 | 4,999.2 | 87.1% | 5,704 |
| 2011 | 3,652.8 | 63.7% | 7,551 |
| 2012 | 4,109 | 68.8% | 7,466 |
| 2013 | 3,837.3 | 64.4% | 7,562 |
| 2014 | 3,763.5 | 63.2% | 7,322 |
| 2015 | 4,363.9 | 73.3% | 7,126 |
| 2016 | 2,629 | 44.0% | 7,275 |
| 2017 | 863.1 | 14.5% | 7,510 |
| 2018 | 1,071.6 | 18.0% | 7,605 |
| 2019 | 2,841.1 | 47.7% | 7,259 |
| 2020 | 2,523.6 | 39.1% | 7,283 |
| 2021 | 2,376.1 | 36.9% | 7,194 |
| 2022 | 2,902.8 | 45.1% | 7,241 |
| 2023 | 3,353.1 | 52.1% | 7,063 |
| 2024 | 3,445 | 53.4% | 7,019 |
| 2025 | 3,331.7 | 51.7% | 7,136 |
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 ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 261 | 245 | Jul 2004 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 261 | 245 | Jul 2004 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 299.7 | 245 | Jul 2004 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT3 | — | CA | — | — | Jul 2004 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wise County Power Company LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Wise County Power Company LLC | 100.0% | 822 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Yooperlite Storage | — | 4 km |
| Jack County | 1,280 MW | 6.5 km |
| Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant | 10 MW | 18.3 km |
| Keechi Wind | 110 MW | 25.2 km |
| Mineral Wells East BESS | 10 MW | 32.3 km |
| O'Bannion Energy Storage | — | 40 km |