Sabine River Works
Orange County, Texas · EIA plant ID 10789 · Operator: DuPont Sabine River Works
Nameplate595MWSummer 502 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation2,238GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor51%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate5,458Btu/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
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.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 654.7 | — | — |
| 2002 | 746.1 | — | — |
| 2003 | 637.7 | 77.0% | — |
| 2004 | 695.7 | 83.8% | 4,105 |
| 2005 | 498.9 | 61.9% | 4,105 |
| 2006 | 693.5 | 86.1% | 4,105 |
| 2007 | 598.4 | 74.3% | 4,105 |
| 2008 | 348.4 | 43.1% | 4,022 |
| 2009 | 144.5 | 17.9% | 4,105 |
| 2010 | 261.3 | 32.4% | — |
| 2011 | 316.9 | 41.6% | — |
| 2012 | 204.7 | 26.8% | — |
| 2013 | 195.8 | 25.7% | — |
| 2014 | 153.2 | 20.1% | — |
| 2015 | 1,950.6 | 43.9% | 4,144 |
| 2016 | 2,955.8 | 66.4% | 5,573 |
| 2017 | 2,873 | 64.7% | 5,557 |
| 2018 | 3,046.4 | 68.6% | 5,522 |
| 2019 | 3,183.7 | 71.7% | 5,432 |
| 2020 | 2,432.7 | 54.6% | 5,438 |
| 2021 | 3,062.5 | 69.0% | 5,445 |
| 2022 | 2,937.1 | 66.1% | 5,452 |
| 2023 | 2,325.5 | 52.4% | 5,478 |
| 2024 | 2,664.7 | 60.4% | 5,478 |
| 2025 | 2,826.7 | 64.3% | 5,456 |
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 ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 89.9 | 82 | Mar 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 180 | 160 | Dec 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 180 | 160 | Dec 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ST1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 145 | 100 | Dec 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 3.1 | 2.5 | Jan 1948 | Retired Jan 1996 | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 6.2 | 5 | Jan 1948 | Retired Dec 2014 | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 6.2 | 5 | Jan 1948 | Retired Sep 2008 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: DuPont Sabine River Works. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| DuPont Sabine River Works | 100.0% | 595 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sabine Cogen | retired | 1.8 km |
| Orange County Advanced Power Station | — | 11.4 km |
| Sabine | 1,812 MW | 12.1 km |
| Port Arthur Texas Refinery | 38 MW | 16.3 km |
| NAFTA Region Olefins Complex Cogen Fac | 83 MW | 16.5 km |
| International Paper - Orange | 48 MW | 18.1 km |