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Formosa Utility Venture Ltd

Calhoun County, Texas · EIA plant ID 10554 · Operator: Formosa Plastics Corp
Natural gasNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleERCOTBA: ERCO
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Nameplate933MWSummer 830 MW
Generators13in service
Net generation4,920GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor68%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate4,954Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1987Runs as baseload

The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
0100200300400GWh2001200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%25%50%75%2005201020152020202567.7% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
4,0006,0008,000200520102015202020254,954 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20013,601.2——
20023,900——
20044,270.481.4%8,391
20053,993.176.3%8,391
20064,045.477.3%8,391
20074,231.380.9%8,391
20083,750.171.5%7,415
20093,88574.3%7,311
20104,109.778.5%7,318
20114,027.977.0%7,170
20123,663.669.8%7,504
20133,996.176.4%7,330
20143,635.569.5%7,054
20153,699.870.7%6,088
20163,677.770.1%4,954
20173,428.165.5%4,954
20183,705.970.8%4,954
20193,933.675.2%4,954
20203,457.465.9%4,954
20213,307.863.2%4,954
20223,260.862.3%4,954
20234,49061.8%4,954
20244,462.461.2%4,954
20254,950.668.1%4,954

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
Gen IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
3ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA4038Jan 2023Operating—coming soon
3TBG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT10297Jan 2023Operating—coming soon
3TBG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT10297Jan 2023Operating—coming soon
BO3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT36.232Mar 1987Operating—coming soon
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA33.528.5Mar 1994Operating—coming soon
ST2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA66.358Mar 1994Operating—coming soon
ST3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCA5547.3Aug 2002Operating—coming soon
TBG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT82.572Apr 1993Operating—coming soon
TBG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT82.572Jul 1993Operating—coming soon
TBG3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT82.572Sep 1993Operating—coming soon
TBG4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT82.572May 1994Operating—coming soon
TBG5Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT82.572Oct 1994Operating—coming soon
TBG6Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT85.972Jun 2003Operating—coming soon
3TGB1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT10297planned Dec 2019not_current—coming soon
3TGB2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT10297planned Dec 2019not_current—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Formosa Plastics Corp. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Formosa Plastics Corp100.0%933 MW

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Within 80 km.
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