Power Plants in Ascension County, Louisiana

Ascension County, Louisiana has 3 power plants totaling 248 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants3operating sites
Capacity248 MWnameplate
Generation1.6M MWhannual
CO₂514.6kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 100%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
GeismarGeismarNatural Gas84.1 MWBasf Corporation
Geismar CogenGeismarNatural Gas83.9 MWAir Liquide Large Industries U S Lp
Shell ChemicalGeismarNatural Gas80.0 MWShell Chemical Lp - Geismar

About power generation in Ascension County

Ascension County, Louisiana has 3 power plants totaling 248 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 100% of installed capacity. The largest facility is Geismar at 84 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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