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Pin Oak Creek Energy Center, LLC

Freestone County, Texas · EIA plant ID 67500 · Operator: Freestone Power Generation LLC
Natural gasNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineERCOTBA: ERCO
Nameplate444MWSummer 424 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation377GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor24%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,461Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2026Runs as intermediate

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
050100GWh

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%10%20%2026202724.2% · 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.
9,50010,00010,5002026202710,461 Btu/kWh · 12 mo

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
GT5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT222212Apr 2026Operating—coming soon
GT6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT222212Apr 2026Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Freestone Power Generation LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Freestone Power Generation LLC75.0%333 MW
Rayburn Country Elec Coop, Inc25.0%111 MW

Nearby plants

Within 80 km.
Freestone Energy Center1,036 MW0.4 km
Amerada—3.6 km
Timber Cove Solar—4.7 km
Armadillo Solar Center—14.7 km
Fairfield Solar Project10 MW21.2 km
Fence Post Solar Hybrid Project, LLC308 MW22.6 km