575th largest plant in Texas · 4061st nationally
Goodyear Beaumont Chemical Plant is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 34.8 MW. It generates roughly 259.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 24,673 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 85% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 643 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (34.8 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 | Goodyear Beaumont Chemical Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co |
| City | Beaumont |
| County | Jefferson County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77705 |
| Coordinates | 29.97280, -94.21420 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3N80 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 14.8 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| 2N80 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| N802 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| N803 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| N804 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| CO₂ | 83.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 83 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 643 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 | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, 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.