Brandon StationRetired
Lubbock County, Texas · EIA plant ID 7131 · Operator: City of Lubbock - (TX)
×21 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Oct 2023)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 139.1 | 79.4% | 10,564 |
| 2002 | 152.8 | 87.2% | 10,507 |
| 2003 | 59.4 | 33.9% | 10,532 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 65.4 | 37.3% | 10,547 |
| 2006 | 62 | 35.4% | 10,261 |
| 2007 | 36.5 | 20.8% | 10,195 |
| 2008 | 49.8 | 28.3% | 10,264 |
| 2009 | 31.3 | 17.8% | 10,363 |
| 2010 | 76.6 | 43.7% | 10,483 |
| 2011 | 82.5 | 47.1% | 11,249 |
| 2012 | 92.4 | 52.6% | 10,095 |
| 2013 | 152 | 86.8% | 10,145 |
| 2014 | 1.9 | 1.1% | 11,053 |
| 2015 | 10.1 | 5.8% | 10,494 |
| 2016 | 23.5 | 13.4% | 10,228 |
| 2017 | 10.2 | 5.8% | 10,285 |
| 2018 | 13.1 | 7.5% | 10,250 |
| 2019 | 20.5 | 11.7% | 10,239 |
| 2020 | 15.4 | 8.8% | 10,241 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 4.5% | 10,105 |
| 2022 | 14.4 | 8.2% | 10,104 |
| 2023 | 21.7 | 12.4% | 10,099 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 21 | 20 | Jul 1990 | Retired Oct 2023 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Lubbock - (TX). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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Within 80 km.
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