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BUC00040

Fort Bend County, Texas · EIA plant ID 66561 · Operator: texas microgrid, llc
Natural gasNatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineERCOTBA: ERCO
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Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor2%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate15,825Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2017Runs as rarely runs

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
0102030MWh2022202320242025

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%1%2%202220232024202520261.9% · 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.
15,00016,00017,0002022202320242025202615,825 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20220.21.5%17,618
20230.21.7%16,671
20240.32.0%15,406
20250.31.9%15,825

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
B0401Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC0.40.4Jul 2017Operating—coming soon
B0402Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC0.40.4Jul 2017Operating—coming soon
B0403Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC0.40.4Jul 2017Operating—coming soon
B0404Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC0.40.4Jul 2017Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: texas microgrid, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
texas microgrid, llc100.0%2 MW

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