42nd largest plant in Texas · 354th nationally
Channel Energy Center Llc is a other fossil power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 924 MW. It generates roughly 3.9M MWh per year — enough to power about 373,097 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 48% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 608 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (924 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Channel Energy Center Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Channel Energy Center Llc |
| City | Pasadena |
| County | Harris County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77506 |
| Coordinates | 29.71890, -95.23190 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 285 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 215 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 215 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 209 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Calpine Corp | Houston, TX | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 1.2M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 6 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 96 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 608 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | TRE |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc. |
Channel Energy Center Llc is a federally registered power generation facility in Texas.