# Formosa Utility Venture Ltd

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/formosa-utility-venture-ltd

Formosa Plastics Corporation · Calhoun County · ERCOT

Formosa Utility Venture Ltd is the power and steam cogeneration asset within Formosa Plastics Corporation's Point Comfort petrochemical complex in Calhoun County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 13 operating combined-cycle generators totaling 933.4 MW nameplate, 829.8 MW net summer, and 954.2 MW net winter capability. The units entered service from 1987 through 2023. Formosa's official site says power cogeneration was added during the complex's 1994 expansion.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Industrial combined-cycle cogeneration producing electricity and steam for the Point Comfort complex.
- **Operating configuration:** Eight gas turbines, four steam turbines, and one backpressure steam unit across multiple vintages.
- **Market mapping:** ERCOT's current public price list includes FORMOSA_CC1 and FORMOSA_CC2, plus private-use-network settlement points.
- **Environmental scope:** TCEQ RN100218973 and wastewater permit WQ0002436000 apply to the wider Point Comfort industrial complex.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 829.8 MW — EIA May 2026 · 13 generators
- **Nameplate capacity:** 933.4 MW — Current EIA operating inventory
- **Net winter capacity:** 954.2 MW — EIA May 2026
- **2025 generation:** 4.99 TWh — EIA 923 · May 2025-April 2026
- **Settlement points:** FORMOSA_CC1 / CC2 — ERCOT current public listing
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 10554 — Formosa Plastics Corp · ERCOT

## Facts

- **Registered operator:** Formosa Plastics Corp — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Operating generators:** 13 — 1987-2023 vintages · confidence: high
- **Plant type:** Industrial CHP — Power and steam cogeneration · confidence: high
- **TCEQ complex ID:** RN100218973 — Point Comfort industrial complex · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Formosa Utility Venture (Formosa Plastics) — Owner / operator for Formosa Utility Venture Ltd ([source](https://fpcusa.com/))

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current units, ratings, dates, operator, technology, and balancing authority.
- [Formosa Point Comfort wastewater permit record](https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/comm_exec/agendas/comm/backup/HR-RFR/2015-1528-IWD-RTC.pdf) — www.tceq.texas.gov · regulatory — Additional primary-source operating or regulatory evidence.

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Website: [Formosa Plastics](https://fpcusa.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:16.840Z
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