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Midlothian Energy Facility — Power plant · Gas, combined cycle · MIDLOTHIAN ENERGY, LLCSHARKA — Large load · TX · 1.6 km awayTX 14 Venus Mill Storage — Storage · TX · 100 MW · 2.2 km awayAREP Powerhouse Crane (Midlothian data centre) — Large load · TX · 5.5 km awayWAL4279 — Gas, reciprocating engine · TX · 1.2 MW · 7.6 km awayHill County Generation Facility — Gas, combustion turbine · TX · 928 MW · 21.1 km awayCedar Hill ESS — Storage · TX · 10 MW · 23.6 km awayEmerald Hill Energy Storage — Storage · TX · 250 MW · 23.6 km away
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  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

Midlothian Energy Facility

Power plant · Gas, combined cycle

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combined cycleran 46% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
2000
Net generation, 2025
6,947,910 MWh
Grid
345 kV to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (ERCO)
Location
Ellis County, Texas

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2026
  • Gas

Operations detail

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Technology
Gas, combined cycle source: “Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle”
Age
26 years since 2000
Unused energy
8,242 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
7,265 Btu/kWh 2025
All 8 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Gem
Parents
Name
Vistra Corp
Share pct
100
Gem entity id
E100000001322
Unit ids
G100000403176, G100000403177, G100000403178, G100000403179, G100000403180, G100000403181
Location id
L100000402088
Eia plant ids
55091
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
110012164380
Subparts reported
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
1001309
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202550,475,211
Capacity factor, 20250.457
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 20257,264.8
Net generation (MWh), 20256,947,910
Balancing authority codeERCO

Ownership

2 companies2
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
MIDLOTHIAN ENERGY, LLC Operator EIA-860M
Vistra Corp Owner 100.0% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

5 sources

Sources EIA-860M · GEM · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)

Sources

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Around this plant

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within 25 km
Projects within 25 km, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
SHARKA Built Large load 1.6 km
TX 14 Venus Mill Storage Postponed Storage 2.2 km 100
AREP Powerhouse Crane (Midlothian data centre) Filed Large load 5.5 km
WAL4279 Postponed Gas, reciprocating engine 7.6 km 1.2
Hill County Generation Facility Postponed Gas, combustion turbine 21.1 km 928
Cedar Hill ESS Filed Storage 23.6 km 10
Emerald Hill Energy Storage Postponed Storage 23.6 km 250