BASF FREEPORT WORKS

How BASF FREEPORT WORKS compares

With 93 MW of capacity, BASF FREEPORT WORKS ranks 185th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 110th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.1% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 696th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is older than 56% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Brazoria County with 7 other operating plants, including DOW CHEMICAL TEXAS OPERATION and SWEENY COGEN FACILITY.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 93 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 533 GWh in 2024 (a 65% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC, about 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 2,101 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DOW CHEMICAL TEXAS OPERATION (678 MW, Natural Gas).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology