Texas City Plant Union Carbide
Galveston County, Texas · EIA plant ID 50153 · Operator: Union Carbide Corp-Texas City
Nameplate26MWSummer 26 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation123GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor55%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1996
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), other 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 | 452 | — | — |
| 2002 | 415.3 | — | — |
| 2003 | 104 | — | 6,290 |
| 2004 | 244.3 | — | — |
| 2005 | 167.8 | 32.9% | 8,364 |
| 2006 | 187.4 | 32.1% | 8,364 |
| 2007 | 186.1 | 21.4% | 8,196 |
| 2008 | 246.9 | 30.1% | 8,364 |
| 2009 | 258.8 | 29.6% | 8,364 |
| 2010 | 155.7 | 36.1% | 8,364 |
| 2011 | 98.1 | 29.5% | — |
| 2012 | 97.8 | 29.3% | — |
| 2013 | 94.1 | 28.3% | — |
| 2014 | 76.9 | 23.1% | — |
| 2015 | 81.8 | 24.6% | — |
| 2016 | 108.6 | 32.5% | — |
| 2017 | 81.4 | 24.4% | — |
| 2018 | 51.4 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 70.3 | 21.1% | — |
| 2020 | 57.9 | 17.3% | — |
| 2021 | 68 | 20.4% | — |
| 2022 | 58.6 | 17.6% | — |
| 2023 | 73.9 | 22.2% | — |
| 2024 | 50.1 | 15.0% | — |
| 2025 | 82.8 | 36.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG | All Other | ST | 25.8 | 25.8 | Mar 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GTG | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 40 | 32 | Feb 1996 | Retired Oct 2014 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Union Carbide Corp-Texas City. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Union Carbide Corp-Texas City | 100.0% | 26 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Texas City Power Plant | 450 MW | 0.4 km |
| GCWA | 7 MW | 0.8 km |
| Green Power 2 | 861 MW | 1.3 km |
| Zeya | — | 1.4 km |
| Heights | 10 MW | 1.5 km |
| Power Station 4 | 191 MW | 2.4 km |