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EIA plant 64383

Richmond · Fort Bend · TX

Braes Bayou Plant

Operated by ProEnergy Services

Annual generation386,891 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

Where is Braes Bayou Plant?

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29.480277, -95.620277

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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 Combustion Turbine484 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.

122,148
214,640
330,687
434,957
535,685
654,985
732,539
875,941
922,575
1023,113
1134,997
124,624

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
122,148
214,640
330,687
434,957
535,685
654,985
732,539
875,941
922,575
1023,113
1134,997
124,624

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
122,148 MWh
214,640 MWh
330,687 MWh
434,957 MWh
535,685 MWh
654,985 MWh
732,539 MWh
875,941 MWh
922,575 MWh
1023,113 MWh
1134,997 MWh
124,624 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CTG-1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-7Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
CTG-8Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
64383
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (75,941 MWh) and 12 the lowest (4,624 MWh). Their difference is 71,317 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CTG-1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-7Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5
CTG-8Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.544.549.822.5

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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