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Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility

Gas power plant in Texas, United States of America. Approximate location 28.9792, -95.3069.

GasTexasUnited States of AmericaOCGTCO₂ modelled

Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility is a 87 MW gas power plant in Texas, United States of America. It is operated by Freeport LNG Development L.P. Based on reported annual generation of 8 GWh, it can supply roughly 2.3k homes. It ranks #3019 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. Its modelled annual emissions are 126,422 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 29k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

87Source-backed capacity
8GWh reported / yr
2,342homes powered
126,422t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2019commissioned (~7 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0059145.

Data status

Known data

FacilityFreeport LP Pretreatment Facility WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Texas WRI
Coordinates28.9792, -95.3069 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity87 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerFreeport LNG Development L.P WRI
Commissioned2019 WRI
TechnologyOCGT WRI
GWh reported / yr8 GWh/yr WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions126,422 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#3019 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1193 of 2165 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.72× · 121 MW median · 2165 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent2,342 calculated from reported generation
Climate21.2°C · HDD 457 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC5 · 50/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000401960); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 87 MW, Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility is below the median gas plant in United States of America (121 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~126,422 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

29kpassenger cars driven for a year
16khomes' yearly energy use
2.1 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

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Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Freeport LNG Development L.P.

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 29.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

21.2°Cannual mean temp
457heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,642cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
3 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 12 °CJF: 14 °CFM: 17 °CMA: 21 °CAM: 24 °CMJ: 28 °CJJ: 29 °CJA: 29 °CAS: 27 °CSO: 23 °CON: 18 °CND: 14 °CD29 °C

Heating degree-days here run 81% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 20/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~4% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
50/100environmental-severity index
16.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
31 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1193 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 28.9792, -95.3069 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility?

Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility is a 87 MW source-record gas power plant in Texas, United States of America, commissioned in 2019.

How much electricity does Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility generate?

Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility generates about 8 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 2,342 homes.

Who operates Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility?

Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility is operated by Freeport LNG Development L.P.

How much CO₂ does Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility emit?

Freeport LP Pretreatment Facility has modelled emissions of about 126,422 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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