HOUSTON CHEMICAL COMPLEX BATTLEGROUND
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 369 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Harris County
- Operator
- OXY VINYLS LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1982
- EIA plant ID
- 50043
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,807 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 54%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 29.7314, -95.0839
HOUSTON CHEMICAL COMPLEX BATTLEGROUND, a 369 MW Natural Gas power plant in Harris County, Texas. Operated by OXY VINYLS LP, commissioned 1982.
How HOUSTON CHEMICAL COMPLEX BATTLEGROUND compares
With 369 MW of capacity, HOUSTON CHEMICAL COMPLEX BATTLEGROUND ranks 92nd among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 76th of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.5% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 402nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1982, it is older than 75% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Harris County with 19 other operating plants, including T H WHARTON and DEER PARK ENERGY CENTER.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 381 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,807 GWh in 2024 (a 54% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1982 and 2005.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is DOWNTOWN, about 17.5 miles away; 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 22 operating power plants totaling 9,166 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CEDAR BAYOU (1,530 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Netrality Houston - 1301 Fannin in Houston, about 17.0 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HOUSTON CHEMICAL COMPLEX BATTLEGROUND is a 369 MW natural gas power plant in Harris County, TX, operated by OXY VINYLS LP, commissioned in 1982. Harris County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 42nd 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.
Harris County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Riverine flooding | Very High | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Tornado | Very High | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.91 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively High | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Heat wave | Very High | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 14.9 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Very High | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Lightning | Very High | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 74.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.1 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Harris County 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.