# CFB Power Plant

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/cfb-power-plant

Formosa Plastics Corp · Calhoun County · ERCOT

CFB Power Plant is a two-generator natural-gas steam-turbine facility at Formosa Plastics' Point Comfort complex in Calhoun County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists two 155 MW nameplate generators totaling 310 MW, with 286.2 MW net summer and winter capability. The records entered service in March and May 2012 and list Formosa Plastics Corp as the current operator.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Industrial natural-gas steam generation in ERCOT.
- **Configuration:** Two 155 MW nameplate natural-gas steam-turbine records.
- **Capacity scope:** 310 MW nameplate · 286.2 MW net summer and winter.
- **Current operator:** Formosa Plastics Corp.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 286.2 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Nameplate capacity:** 310 MW — Two generators
- **Net winter capacity:** 286.2 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Generators:** 2 — G2101 · G2201
- **Operating year:** 2012 — March and May
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 56708 — Formosa Plastics Corp

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 286.2 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 310 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Current operator:** Formosa Plastics Corp — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Primary fuel:** Natural gas — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Current EIA registered operator:** Formosa Plastics Corp — EIA May 2026 generator inventory ([source](https://www.fpcusa.com/))

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generator records, capacity scopes, dates, status, operator, and technology.

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Website: [Formosa Plastics](https://www.fpcusa.com/company/operations/texas/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:08.167Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/