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EIA plant 55215

Odessa · Ector · TX

Odessa-Ector Power Plant

Operated by LaFrontera Holdings LLC

Annual generation7,501,523 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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31.840300, -102.326400

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1,152.8 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the TX plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1623,990
2555,452
3234,377
4374,709
5755,380
6668,754
7786,943
8768,131
9751,873
10746,369
11620,969
12614,576

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1623,990
2555,452
3234,377
4374,709
5755,380
6668,754
7786,943
8768,131
9751,873
10746,369
11620,969
12614,576

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1623,990 MWh
2555,452 MWh
3234,377 MWh
4374,709 MWh
5755,380 MWh
6668,754 MWh
7786,943 MWh
8768,131 MWh
9751,873 MWh
10746,369 MWh
11620,969 MWh
12614,576 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG224.4OP
STG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG224.4OP
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP
CTG4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55215
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (786,943 MWh) and 3 the lowest (234,377 MWh). Their difference is 552,566 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 176 (CTG1, CTG2, CTG3) to 224.4 (STG1, STG2). The difference is 48.4 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0166.7195.284.8
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0158.2189.182.7
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0166.7195.292.2
CTG4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0158.2189.195.2
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle224.4206.0217.055.6
STG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle224.4206.0217.055.6

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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