Neptune Gas Processing Plant

⚡ Other FossilIndustrial CHP4 MW capacity

87th largest plant in Louisiana · 8126th nationally

Neptune Gas Processing Plant is a other fossil power plant in Louisiana with a nameplate capacity of 4.5 MW. It generates roughly 11.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,074 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 29% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 684 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%29%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity5 MWnameplate
Annual Generation11.3k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor29%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂3.9kmetric tons

Location

Plant NameNeptune Gas Processing Plant
OperatorEnterprise Products Optg Lp
CityCenterville
CountySt Mary County
StateLouisiana
ZIP70522
Coordinates29.73360, -91.44310

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasBiomass

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
NPCGAll OtherOther4.5 MWOperating2004

Emissions (annual)

CO₂3.9k metric tons
NOₓ11 metric tons
CO₂ Rate684 lb/MWh
This plant684 lb/MWhU.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 lb/MWh

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionSERC
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Other Fossil plants

Neptune Gas Processing Plant is a federally registered power generation facility in Louisiana.

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