Formosa Plastics

OperatingNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #32 of 52 Natural Gas plants in LA#938 of 2009 nationally

100.8 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (77 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (24 MW) operating in East Baton Rouge, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

100.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

4

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine

1985

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

30.4977, -91.1861

County

East Baton Rouge, LA

Nearby Plants

Louisiana 1
Other Gas450.9 MW · 0.6 km
Louisiana 2
Natural Gas175 MW · 0.6 km
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Turbine Generator
Natural Gas85.3 MW · 0.9 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Formosa Plastics Corp	Formosa Plastics	—
Owner(s)	Formosa Plastics Corp	Formosa Plastics	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Formosa Plastics is a 100.8 MW hybrid power plant located in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana. The plant, which began operating in 1985, is owned and operated by Formosa Plastics Corporation, a subsidiary of the Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics. It utilizes both natural gas-fired combustion turbine and natural gas steam turbine technologies across its four generators. The plant's primary fuel source is natural gas.

In the most recent year of data, Formosa Plastics generated 402,365 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 45.4%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and is situated in the SERC NERC region. Formosa Plastics is ranked as the 31st largest power plant out of 32 in Louisiana, and 936th out of 945 nationally.

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