519th largest plant in Texas · 3118th nationally
Jco Oxides Olefins Plant is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 73.8 MW. It generates roughly 531.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 50,596 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 82% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 594 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Jco Oxides Olefins Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Indorama Ventures |
| City | Port Neeches |
| County | Jefferson County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77651 |
| Coordinates | 29.96350, -93.92974 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 36.9 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GCG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 36.9 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| CO₂ | 157.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 432 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 594 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.