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Port Arthur Texas Refinery is a 38.4 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Total Petrochemicals USA Inc since 1988. Ranked #1232 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it contributes 0.01% of the 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 Port Arthur Texas Refinery 110 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sabine (1,811.8 MW, Gas), Cottonwood Energy Project (1,433.6 MW, Gas), and ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery (677.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 30 km from the city of Beaumont.

Capacity
38.4 MW
Commissioning Year
1988

38 years old

Owner
Total Petrochemicals USA Inc
Location
29.9649°, -93.8913°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,271. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,477 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,918 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

38 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Total Petrochemicals USA Inc operates 1 plants totalling 38 MW

Regional density

29 plants within 100 km, 9,570 MW combined

Nearest plant: NAFTA Region Olefins Complex Cogen Fac (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.964900, -93.891300
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
74.2 Kt
151 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.82 Mt
Over 38 years of operation
Past Retirement
2018
8 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
16.1K
cars per year
9.9K
homes per year
3.4M
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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