Power Plants in Calcasieu County, Louisiana

Calcasieu County, Louisiana has 12 power plants totaling 4,016 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants12operating sites
Capacity4,015 MWnameplate
Generation10.5M MWhannual
CO₂3.6Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 92%Other Fossil 8%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
R S NelsonWestlakeNatural Gas1,434 MWEntergy Louisiana Llc
Lake Charles PowerWest LakeNatural Gas1,000 MWEntergy Louisiana Llc
Rs CogenLake CharlesNatural Gas493 MWWestlake 2 Us Llc
CalcasieuSulphurNatural Gas359 MWEntergy Louisiana Llc
Ppg Powerhouse CLake CharlesNatural Gas358 MWWestlake 2 Us Llc
Ppg RiversideLake CharlesOther Fossil162 MWWestlake 2 Us Llc
Citgo Refinery PowerhouseSulphurOther Fossil75.0 MWCitgo Petroleum Corp
Ppg Powerhouse ALake CharlesOther Fossil52.5 MWWestlake 2 Us Llc
Lake Charles PlantSulphurOther Fossil36.4 MWRain Cii Carbon Llc
Lake Charles PolymersWestlakeNatural Gas31.1 MWEquistar Chemicals Lp
Agrilectric Power Partners LtdLake CharlesBiomass12.1 MWAgrilectric Power Partners Ltd
Ppg Plant C CausticLake CharlesNatural Gas3.4 MWWestlake 2 Us Llc

About power generation in Calcasieu County

Calcasieu County, Louisiana has 12 power plants totaling 4,016 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 92% of installed capacity, followed by Other Fossil (8%) and Biomass (0%). The largest facility is R S Nelson at 1,433 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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