# Houston Chemical Complex Battleground

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/houston-chemical-complex-battleground

Oxy Vinyls LP · Harris County · ERCOT

Houston Chemical Complex Battleground is a four-generator natural-gas combined-cycle facility in Harris County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 380.7 MW nameplate, 263 MW net summer, and 300 MW net winter capability across three combustion-turbine records and one steam-turbine record. EIA lists Oxy Vinyls LP as the registered operator. Occidental completed the sale of its OxyChem business to Berkshire Hathaway on January 2, 2026; that corporate transaction included the operating business but did not disclose a plant-specific purchase price.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Industrial combined-cycle generation connected to ERCOT.
- **Capacity scope:** 380.7 MW nameplate · 263 MW net summer · 300 MW net winter.
- **Generator records:** GT1 · GT2 · GT3 · ST.
- **Corporate ownership:** OxyChem was sold to Berkshire Hathaway in January 2026; no plant-specific consideration was disclosed.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 263 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Nameplate capacity:** 380.7 MW — Four generators
- **Net winter capacity:** 300 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Generators:** 4 — 3 combustion · 1 steam
- **Settlement points:** 7 — ERCOT current listing
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 50043 — Oxy Vinyls LP

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 263 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 380.7 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Net winter capacity:** 300 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** Oxy Vinyls LP — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **EIA registered operator:** Oxy Vinyls LP — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **Seller of OxyChem in the January 2026 corporate transaction:** Occidental — Occidental OxyChem sale completion ([source](https://www.oxy.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.
- [Occidental OxyChem sale completion](https://www.oxy.com/news/news-releases/occidental-completes-sale-of-oxychem/) — Occidental · official — Closing date, buyer, corporate scope, and total consideration.

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Website: [OxyChem](https://www.oxy.com/news/news-releases/occidental-completes-sale-of-oxychem/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:25.841Z
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