Oyster Creek Unit VIII
Brazoria County, Texas · EIA plant ID 54676 · Operator: Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII
Nameplate498MWSummer 379 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation2,605GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor78%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate6,282Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1994Runs 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 | 3,014.8 | — | — |
| 2002 | 2,553.7 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2,221.3 | 66.9% | 10,821 |
| 2004 | 2,967.7 | 89.1% | 8,743 |
| 2005 | 2,941 | 88.6% | 8,285 |
| 2006 | 2,450 | 73.8% | 9,579 |
| 2007 | 2,531.8 | 76.3% | 9,622 |
| 2008 | 2,379.8 | 71.5% | 9,609 |
| 2009 | 2,336.9 | 70.4% | 9,656 |
| 2010 | 2,204.1 | 66.4% | 9,660 |
| 2011 | 2,150 | 64.8% | 9,657 |
| 2012 | 2,302.3 | 69.2% | 9,638 |
| 2013 | 2,340 | 70.5% | 9,644 |
| 2014 | 2,166 | 65.2% | 9,637 |
| 2015 | 2,182.6 | 65.7% | 9,628 |
| 2016 | 2,388.1 | 71.7% | 6,283 |
| 2017 | 2,397.7 | 72.2% | 6,306 |
| 2018 | 2,190.6 | 66.0% | 6,298 |
| 2019 | 2,596.7 | 78.2% | 6,278 |
| 2020 | 2,792.1 | 83.9% | 6,272 |
| 2021 | 2,503.4 | 75.4% | 6,269 |
| 2022 | 2,713.1 | 81.7% | 6,264 |
| 2023 | 2,686.6 | 80.9% | 6,270 |
| 2024 | 2,316.2 | 69.6% | 6,277 |
| 2025 | 2,500.1 | 75.3% | 6,279 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G81 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 99 | 73 | Oct 1994 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| G82 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 99 | 73 | Oct 1994 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| G83 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 99 | 73 | Oct 1994 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| G84 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 200.9 | 160 | Oct 1994 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Fengate Asset Management | 100.0% | 498 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility | 87 MW | 3.4 km |
| Freeport Energy Center | 260 MW | 5.3 km |
| Praxair | 1 MW | 5.3 km |
| BASF Freeport Works | 93 MW | 5.6 km |
| Freeport Energy | 603 MW | 6.5 km |
| Brazoria Solar I | — | 17.9 km |