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EIA plant 56152

Freeport · Brazoria · TX

Freeport Energy Center

Operated by Dow Chemical Co

Annual generation1,003,739 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

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28.988761, -95.395417

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle260 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1113,655.87
2130,780.25
3106,776.63
486,012.81
51,323.08
63,919.77
724,252.91
8129,042.98
9113,364.87
1079,405.17
1189,492.2
12125,712

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1113,655.87
2130,780.25
3106,776.63
486,012.81
51,323.08
63,919.77
724,252.91
8129,042.98
9113,364.87
1079,405.17
1189,492.2
12125,712

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1113,656 MWh
2130,780 MWh
3106,777 MWh
486,013 MWh
51,323 MWh
63,920 MWh
724,253 MWh
8129,043 MWh
9113,365 MWh
1079,405 MWh
1189,492 MWh
12125,712 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG180OP
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG80OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56152
Sector
Industrial CHP
Water source
Gulf Of Mexico & Brazos River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (130,780 MWh) and 5 the lowest (1,323 MWh). Their difference is 129,457 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle180.0169.4188.7110.0
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle80.050.070.04.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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