Ticona Polymers Inc
Natural gas power plant · Nueces County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
44 MW
Rank in Texas
#637
of 1,071 plants
In service since
1989
April 1989
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Ticona Polymers Inc
- County
- Nueces County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Texas
- #150 of 310
- EIA plant code
- 10243
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 44 MW | 33 MW | 1989 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 44 MW solar plant and a 44 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Texas power plants · What Texas actually generates