CORPUS CHRISTI ENERGY CENTER

How CORPUS CHRISTI ENERGY CENTER compares

With 576 MW of capacity, CORPUS CHRISTI ENERGY CENTER ranks 64th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 49th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.9% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 277th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 52% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Nueces County with 6 other operating plants, including BARNEY M DAVIS and NUECES BAY.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 593 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,529 GWh in 2024 (a 49% capacity factor), up 21% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS CENTRAL CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 3,308 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BARNEY M DAVIS (1,082 MW, Natural Gas).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology