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Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery

Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery is a 277 MW operating power plant in Jefferson County, Texas, operated by Motiva Enterprises LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1957 (current stage)
  5. ClosedFeb 2012 (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
GN41Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle42 MW OperatingDec 2011
GN42Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle42 MW OperatingNov 2011
GN43Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle42 MW OperatingNov 2011
GN44Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle42 MW OperatingOct 2011
GN35Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle41 MW OperatingDec 1983
GN33Other Gases26 MW OperatingJun 1978
GN34Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine19 MW OperatingJun 1970
GN32Other Gases16 MW OperatingJun 1957
GN31Other Gases10 MW OperatingJun 1962
GN27Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle21 MW RetiredMay 1984Feb 2011
GN26Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle19 MW RetiredJun 1970Feb 2012

Plant details

Operator
Motiva Enterprises LLC
Location
Jefferson County, Texas
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Industrial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 277 MW
Retired: 40.1 MW
First unit online
Jun 1957
EIA plant ID
50973

Location

29.8885, -93.9510

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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