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Ticona Polymers Inc is a 44.2 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Ticona Polymers Inc since 1989. Ranked #1188 of 1,883 gas plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas facility in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Ticona Polymers Inc 96.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Nueces Bay (730.2 MW, Gas), Corpus Christi Energy Center (593.3 MW, Gas), and Chapman Ranch Wind I (236 MW, Wind). The plant is located in Texas, approximately 30 km southwest of Corpus Christi.

Capacity
44.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
Ticona Polymers Inc
Location
27.5697°, -97.8228°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,123. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,783 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,828 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Ticona Polymers Inc operates 1 plants totalling 44 MW

Regional density

21 plants within 100 km, 6,208 MW combined

Nearest plant: Patriot Wind Farm (17.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 27.569700, -97.822800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
85.4 Kt
174 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.16 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2019
7 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
18.6K
cars per year
11.4K
homes per year
3.9M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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