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Freestone Energy Center — Power plant · Gas, combined cycle · Freestone Power Generation, LLCAmerada — Studied · Solar + storage · TX · 452.4 MW · 2.0 mi awayTimber Cove Solar — Studied · Solar · TX · 100.5 MW · 2.7 mi awayBig Brown — Postponed · Coal · TX · 800 MW · 5.9 mi awayArmadillo Solar Center — Under construction · Solar · TX · 150.5 MW · 9.2 mi awayApex Bethel Energy Center — Postponed · Storage · TX · 317 MW · 11.7 mi awayItsee Solar — Postponed · Solar · TX · 53.3 MW · 13.6 mi away
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Freestone Energy Center

Power plant · Gas, combined cycle

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combined cycleran 71% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
2002
Net generation, 2025
6,479,914 MWh
Grid
345 kV to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (ERCO)
Location
Freestone County, Texas

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2002 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2002 to 2026
  • Gas

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Technology
Gas, combined cycle source: “Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle”
Age
24 years since 2002
Unused energy
2,596 GWh 2025Unused energyA lead, not a guarantee: MW × hours × (1 − capacity factor) for the latest year (EIA-923), gas, coal and oil plants only. Air-permit run-hour caps, heat rate (cost to run) and capacity-market or reliability obligations can rule it out.
Heat rate
7,102 Btu/kWh 2025
All 7 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Grid
Nerc region
TRE
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
345
Transmission owner
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC
Balancing authority code
ERCO
Balancing authority name
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110021138348
Subparts reported
C, D
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1001372
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202546,021,245
Capacity factor, 20250.714
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 20257,102.1
Net generation (MWh), 20256,479,914
Balancing authority codeERCO

Ownership

4 companies5
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
Freestone Power Generation, LLC Operator EIA-860M
CPN MANAGEMENT LP Owner 75.0% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP
RAYBURN COUNTY ELECTRIC COOP Owner 25.0% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP
Freestone Power Generation, LLC Owner 75.0% Dec 31, 2025 EIA-860
Rayburn Country Elec Coop, Inc Owner 25.0% Dec 31, 2025 EIA-860

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Around this plant

Nearby

within 15 mi
Projects within 15 mi, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
Amerada Studied Solar + storage 2.0 mi 452.4
Timber Cove Solar Studied Solar 2.7 mi 100.5
Big Brown Postponed Coal 5.9 mi 800
Armadillo Solar Center Under construction Solar 9.2 mi 150.5
Apex Bethel Energy Center Postponed Storage 11.7 mi 317
Itsee Solar Postponed Solar 13.6 mi 53.3

Sources ERCOT · EIA-860M

Sources

  • ERCOTOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026
  • EIA-860MOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026

Attribution