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Major Oak Power

Robertson County, Texas · EIA plant ID 7030 · Operator: Major Oak Power, LLC
CoalConventional Steam CoalERCOTBA: ERCO
Nameplate349MWSummer 305 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation2,286GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor86%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,929Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1990Runs 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
050100150200GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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%25%50%75%2005201020152020202585.5% · 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.
10,50011,00011,50012,0002005201020152020202511,929 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20012,349.787.9%11,170
20022,472.292.5%10,842
20032,475.392.7%11,152
20042,342.387.4%11,628
20052,490.493.2%11,546
20062,351.788.0%11,333
20072,31686.7%11,893
20082,411.590.0%11,299
20092,180.281.6%11,487
20102,386.789.3%11,342
20112,286.185.6%11,623
20121,513.756.5%11,952
20132,068.277.4%11,542
20142,316.886.7%11,383
20152,434.491.1%11,431
20162,467.692.1%11,608
20172,383.589.2%11,529
20182,457.892.0%11,573
20192,413.990.3%11,797
20202,385.589.0%11,684
20212,337.787.5%11,778
20222,442.991.4%11,899
20232,319.486.8%11,875
20242,061.176.9%12,073
20252,230.483.5%11,861

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
1Conventional Steam CoalST174.6152Sep 1990Operating—coming soon
2Conventional Steam CoalST174.6153Oct 1991Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Major Oak Power, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Major Oak Power, LLC100.0%349 MW

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