# Oyster Creek Unit VIII

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/oyster-creek-unit-viii

Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII · Brazoria County · ERCOT

Oyster Creek Unit VIII is a four-generator natural-gas combined-cycle cogeneration plant in Brazoria County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports 497.9 MW nameplate, 379 MW net summer, and 430 MW net winter capability across three combustion turbines and one steam turbine, all dated October 1994. Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII is the current registered operator. Historical public records show a long-term steam-and-power relationship with Dow and a 50% International Power interest, but the reviewed current registry evidence does not establish a complete current ownership split.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Industrial cogeneration supplying steam and electricity at Dow's Oyster Creek operations while participating in ERCOT.
- **Operating configuration:** Three 99 MW combustion turbines and one 200.9 MW steam turbine.
- **Capacity scope:** EIA reports 497.9 MW nameplate, 379 MW net summer, and 430 MW net winter capability.
- **Ownership evidence:** Dow is the current registered operator; historical records identify multiple owners and parents, so a complete current ownership split is not asserted.

## Metrics

- **Net summer capacity:** 379 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Nameplate capacity:** 497.9 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Net winter capacity:** 430 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Operating generators:** 4 — 3 combustion · 1 steam
- **Registered operator:** Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII — EIA May 2026
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 54676 — Oyster Creek Unit VIII

## Facts

- **Net summer capacity:** 379 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Nameplate capacity:** 497.9 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Net winter capacity:** 430 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Registered operator:** Dow Chemical Company-Oyster Creek VIII — EIA May 2026 generator inventory ([source](https://corporate.dow.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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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:38.490Z
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