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Union Carbide Seadrift Cogen

Union Carbide Seadrift Cogen is a 162 MW operating gas power plant in Calhoun County, Texas, operated by Union Carbide Corp-Seadrift.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1964 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GE11Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine35 MW OperatingNov 2000
GEN6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine35 MW OperatingNov 1987
GEN8Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine35 MW OperatingNov 1987
GE10Natural Gas Steam Turbine15 MW OperatingJan 1964
GEN5Natural Gas Steam Turbine15 MW OperatingNov 1987
GEN9Natural Gas Steam Turbine15 MW OperatingNov 1987
IGTNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine12 MW OperatingJan 1969
GEN7Natural Gas Steam Turbine6.0 MW Out of service long-termNov 1987

Plant details

Operator
Union Carbide Corp-Seadrift
Location
Calhoun County, Texas
Balancing authority
ERCO
Sector
Industrial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 162 MW
Out of service: 6.0 MW
First unit online
Jan 1964
EIA plant ID
50150

Location

28.5105, -96.7706

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem