BASF Freeport Works
Brazoria County, Texas · EIA plant ID 55311 · Operator: BASF Corporation
Nameplate93MWSummer 87 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation537GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor82%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate5,029Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1999Runs as baseload
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 | 686.9 | — | — |
| 2002 | 662.3 | — | — |
| 2003 | 702.9 | 92.5% | 6,188 |
| 2004 | 648.3 | 85.1% | 5,186 |
| 2005 | 567.6 | 74.7% | 5,186 |
| 2006 | 623.7 | 82.1% | 5,186 |
| 2007 | 636.8 | 83.9% | 5,106 |
| 2008 | 488.8 | 64.2% | 10,848 |
| 2009 | 542 | 71.4% | 10,810 |
| 2010 | 591.7 | 77.9% | 11,043 |
| 2011 | 576.2 | 75.9% | 11,036 |
| 2012 | 604 | 79.3% | 11,028 |
| 2013 | 509.9 | 67.1% | 10,922 |
| 2014 | 502.3 | 66.1% | 11,104 |
| 2015 | 559.1 | 73.6% | 11,166 |
| 2016 | 568.5 | 86.3% | 5,342 |
| 2017 | 570.2 | 86.8% | 5,305 |
| 2018 | 601 | 91.5% | 5,205 |
| 2019 | 576 | 87.7% | 4,982 |
| 2020 | 620.3 | 94.2% | 4,903 |
| 2021 | 572.8 | 87.2% | 4,988 |
| 2022 | 553.3 | 84.2% | 4,848 |
| 2023 | 588.6 | 89.6% | 4,945 |
| 2024 | 532.7 | 80.8% | 4,829 |
| 2025 | 537.4 | 81.8% | 5,029 |
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 Combustion Turbine | GT | 81 | 75 | May 1999 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | All Other | ST | 11.7 | 11.7 | Jun 1999 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: BASF Corporation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| BASF Corporation | 100.0% | 93 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Praxair | 1 MW | 0.6 km |
| Freeport Energy Center | 260 MW | 1.5 km |
| Freeport Energy | 603 MW | 1.8 km |
| Oyster Creek Unit VIII | 498 MW | 5.6 km |
| Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility | 87 MW | 8.8 km |
| Brazoria Solar I | — | 15.4 km |