501st largest plant in Texas · 2771st nationally
Nafta Region Olefins Complex Cogen Fac is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 83.2 MW. It generates roughly 582.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 55,427 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 80% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 611 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Nafta Region Olefins Complex Cogen Fac |
|---|---|
| Operator | Basf Corp |
| City | Port Arthur |
| County | Jefferson County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 77643 |
| Coordinates | 29.95432, -93.88359 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.6 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| UN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.6 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Basf Corporation | Florham Park, NJ | 6000.0% |
| Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining Usa, Inc. | Houston, TX | 4000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 177.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 486 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 611 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.