FORMOSA PLASTICS
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 106 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Operator
- FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1985
- EIA plant ID
- 54518
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 402 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 45%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.4980, -91.1876
FORMOSA PLASTICS, a 106 MW Natural Gas power plant in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Operated by FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP, commissioned 1985.
How FORMOSA PLASTICS compares
With 106 MW of capacity, FORMOSA PLASTICS ranks 32nd among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 23rd of the 41 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.7% of Louisiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 664th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1985, it is newer than 47% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares East Baton Rouge Parish with 4 other operating plants, including LOUISIANA 1 and LOUISIANA 2.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 402 GWh in 2024 (a 45% capacity factor), up 29% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1985 and 1996.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by ENTERGY GULF STATES - LA LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 17 operating power plants totaling 6,268 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BIG CAJUN 2 (1,903 MW, Coal).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
FORMOSA PLASTICS is a 106 MW natural gas power plant in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, operated by FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP, commissioned in 1985. East Baton Rouge Parish carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.3 of 5 at the 56th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 90th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
East Baton Rouge Parish hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Lightning | Very High | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 86.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 14.8 |
| Tornado | Very High | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.40 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.50 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.3 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for East Baton Rouge Parish in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.