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Formosa Plastics is a 100.8 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Formosa Plastics Corp since 1991. Ranked #933 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 100.8 MW represents 0.02% of the United States' total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Formosa Plastics 42.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Big Cajun 2 (1902.9 MW, Coal) and River Bend Nuclear Generating Station (1035.9 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Louisiana, approximately 30 km southeast of Baton Rouge.

Capacity
100.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1991

35 years old

Owner
Formosa Plastics Corp
Location
30.4992°, -91.1872°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,118. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #9,998 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,261 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

35 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Formosa Plastics Corp operates 4 plants totalling 1,462 MW

Regional density

39 plants within 100 km, 15,469 MW combined

Nearest plant: Louisiana 1 (0.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 30.499200, -91.187200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
194.7 Kt
397 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
6.81 Mt
Over 35 years of operation
Past Retirement
2021
5 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
42.3K
cars per year
26.0K
homes per year
8.9M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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