Formosa Plastics— 100.8 MW Natural Gas
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.
35 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
35 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
Formosa Plastics Corp operates 4 plants totalling 1,462 MW
39 plants within 100 km, 15,469 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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