145th largest plant in Texas · 997th nationally
Cfb Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 310 MW. It generates roughly 929.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 88,564 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 34% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1850 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (310 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Cfb Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Formosa Plastics Corp |
| City | Point Comfort |
| County | Calhoun County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77978 |
| Coordinates | 28.65028, -96.53972 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2101 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 155 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| G2201 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 155 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CO₂ | 860.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 335 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1850 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | TRE |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.