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Goodyear Beaumont Chemical Plant is a 34.8 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co since 1993. Ranked #1251 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% of the country's 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 Goodyear Beaumont 122.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Sabine (1811.8 MW, Gas), ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery (677.8 MW, Gas), and Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery (276.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 30 km from Beaumont.

Capacity
34.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1993

33 years old

Owner
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Location
29.9728°, -94.2142°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,361. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,919 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,970 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

33 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co operates 1 plants totalling 35 MW

Regional density

56 plants within 100 km, 21,007 MW combined

Nearest plant: ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery (16.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.972800, -94.214200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
67.2 Kt
137 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.22 Mt
Over 33 years of operation
Past Retirement
2023
3 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
14.6K
cars per year
9.0K
homes per year
3.1M
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
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