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Texas Petrochemicals is a 35 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by TPC Group LLC since 1972. Ranked #1248 of 1883 gas plants in the USA, it represents 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the USA is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Texas Petrochemicals 121.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include W A Parish (4008.4 MW, Coal), Cedar Bayou (1530 MW, Gas), and T H Wharton (1189.9 MW, Gas). It is located in Texas, approximately 30 km from Houston.

Capacity
35 MW
Commissioning Year
1972

54 years old

Owner
TPC Group LLC
Location
29.6981°, -95.2547°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,347. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,825 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,963 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

54 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

TPC Group LLC operates 1 plants totalling 35 MW

Regional density

60 plants within 100 km, 25,655 MW combined

Nearest plant: Houston Plant (2.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.698100, -95.254700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
67.6 Kt
138 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.65 Mt
Over 54 years of operation
Past Retirement
2002
24 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
14.7K
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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