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.
Overview
Key fields
- 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
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.
Structured profile
- Registered operator
- Formosa Plastics Corp
EIA May 2026
- Operating generators
- 13
1987-2023 vintages
- Plant type
- Industrial CHP
Power and steam cogeneration
- TCEQ complex ID
- RN100218973
Point Comfort industrial complex
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3ST1 | 40 MW 38 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Jan 2023 | Operating |
| 3TBG1 | 102 MW 97 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jan 2023 | Operating |
| 3TBG2 | 102 MW 97 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jan 2023 | Operating |
| BO3 | 36.2 MW 32 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Mar 1987 | Operating |
| ST1 | 33.5 MW 28.5 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Mar 1994 | Operating |
| ST2 | 66.3 MW 58 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Mar 1994 | Operating |
| ST3 | 55 MW 47.3 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | Aug 2002 | Operating |
| TBG1 | 82.5 MW 72 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Apr 1993 | Operating |
| TBG2 | 82.5 MW 72 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jul 1993 | Operating |
| TBG3 | 82.5 MW 72 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Sep 1993 | Operating |
| TBG4 | 82.5 MW 72 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | May 1994 | Operating |
| TBG5 | 82.5 MW 72 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Oct 1994 | Operating |
| TBG6 | 85.9 MW 72 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jun 2003 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 933.4 MW
- National rank
- #106
- TX rank
- #17
Monthly generation
Download CSVMonthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
Grid and market context
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Nearby substations
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Land and environmental record
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Owner / operator | Owner / operator for Formosa Utility Venture Ltd | |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-10554 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/formosa-utility-venture-ltd. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| Formosa Utility Venture LtdCurrent | 933.4 MW | TX |
| CFB Power Plant | 310 MW | TX |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
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Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- First current generator entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports March 1987 as the operating month for backpressure steam unit BO3.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator TBG1 with this operating date.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator TBG2 with this operating date.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator TBG3 with this operating date.
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator ST1, generator ST2 with this operating date.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator TBG4 with this operating date.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator TBG5 with this operating date.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator ST3 with this operating date.
- Newest current generators entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports January 2023 operating months for gas turbines 3TBG1 and 3TBG2 and steam turbine 3ST1.
Sources
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