Colorado Bend Energy Facility

Colorado Bend

Navasota Wharton Energy Partners LP, known as the Colorado Bend Energy Center, is an 825 Mw natural gas combined-cycle facility located on 148 acres near Wharton, Texas. The facility is strategically located near the Houston load center. This facility will help meet the growing energy needs of Texas and will displace less efficient natural gas steam generating facilities in ERCOT. The facility consists of General Electric 7EA combustion turbine generators, natural gas-fired heat recovery steam generators, and condensing steam turbine-generators.

 

MW's

Commercial

Operation Date

Phase I

275

May 2007

Phase II

275

May 2008

Phase III

275

May 2010

Total

825

 

Facility Facts

Location Wharton County, Texas (60 miles southwest of Houston)

Design 2 x 1 Combined Cycle Natural Gas

ERCOT Zone: Houston Zone

Site 148 Acres

Electrical Interconnection Centerpoint's 138kV transmission system

Natural Gas Interconnection Houston Pipeline Company and Gulf South Pipeline Company

Water Supply 3 on-site water wells

Water Discharge Colorado River

Energy Manager Eagle Energy Partners I, L.P.

Plant Operator North American Energy Services Company

Permits All permits have been received for construction of this facility.

Employees 20 full time

(150-225 during construction)

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