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NAFTA Region Olefins Complex Cogen Fac is an 83.2 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by BASF Corp and commissioned in 2001. Ranked #1005 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 83.2 MW represents 0.01% 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 this facility 51.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Sabine (1811.8 MW, Gas) and Cottonwood Energy Project (1433.6 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 50 km east of Beaumont.

Capacity
83.2 MW
Commissioning Year
2001

25 years old

Owner
BASF Corp
Location
29.9543°, -93.8836°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,369. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,997 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,429 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

25 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

BASF Corp operates 1 plants totalling 83 MW

Regional density

28 plants within 100 km, 8,592 MW combined

Nearest plant: Port Arthur Texas Refinery (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.954300, -93.883600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
160.7 Kt
328 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
4.02 Mt
Over 25 years of operation
Closing Soon
2031
5 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
34.9K
cars per year
21.4K
homes per year
7.3M
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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