564th largest plant in Texas · 3810th nationally
Ticona Polymers Inc is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 44.2 MW. It generates roughly 254.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 24,196 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 66% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1074 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Ticona Polymers Inc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ticona Polymers Inc |
| City | Bishop |
| County | Nueces County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78343 |
| Coordinates | 27.56970, -97.82280 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 44.2 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 8.2 MW | Retired | 1982 |
| GEN3 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.6 MW | Retired | 1982 |
| GEN1 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 1982 |
| GEN2 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 1982 |
| CO₂ | 136.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 373 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1074 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.