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Praxair

Brazoria County, Texas · EIA plant ID 66596 · Operator: generate er-ng, llc
Natural gasNatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineERCOTBA: ERCO
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Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor2%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate14,105Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2019Runs as rarely runs

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
010203040MWh2022202320242025

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%3%202220232024202520262.2% · 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.
14,00014,25014,50014,7502022202320242025202614,105 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20220.33.2%14,500
20230.43.5%14,195
202400.1%14,857
20250.22.2%14,105

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
PRAX1Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC0.40.4Aug 2019Operating—coming soon
PRAX2Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC0.40.4Aug 2019Operating—coming soon
PRAX3Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineIC0.40.4Aug 2019Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: generate er-ng, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
generate er-ng, llc100.0%1 MW

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Within 80 km.
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