Calcasieu County, LA power plants

11 EIA-registered plants with 3.9 GW of nameplate capacity inside MISO; the largest is R S Nelson at 1,433.6 MW.

Capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · plants

natural gas: 2.2 GW6
coal: 1.4 GW1
other: 213.4 MW3
biomass: 12.1 MW1

Calcasieu County, LA capacity ranking

11 matching plants · ranked by nameplate capacity

Rank	Plant	Capacity	Type	Operator	Location
1	R S NelsonEntergy Louisiana LLCDetailed profile	1,433.6 MW	Conventional Steam Coal, Natural Gas Steam Turbine, Petroleum Coke	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Calcasieu County
2	Lake Charles PowerEntergy Louisiana LLCDetailed profile	1,000 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Calcasieu County
3	RS CogenWestlake 2 US LLC	493 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Westlake 2 US LLC	Calcasieu County
4	CalcasieuEntergy Louisiana LLC	358.8 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Calcasieu County
5	PPG Powerhouse CWestlake 2 US LLC	357.7 MW	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Steam Turbine	Westlake 2 US LLC	Calcasieu County
6	PPG RiversideWestlake 2 US LLC	127 MW	All Other	Westlake 2 US LLC	Calcasieu County
7	CITGO Refinery PowerhouseCITGO Petroleum Corp	50 MW	Other Gases	CITGO Petroleum Corp	Calcasieu County
8	Lake Charles PlantRain CII Carbon LLC	36.4 MW	All Other	Rain CII Carbon LLC	Calcasieu County
9	Lake Charles PolymersEquistar Chemicals LP	31.1 MW	Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Equistar Chemicals LP	Calcasieu County
10	Agrilectric Power Partners LtdAgrilectric Power Partners Ltd	12.1 MW	Other Waste Biomass	Agrilectric Power Partners Ltd	Calcasieu County
11	PPG Plant C CausticWestlake 2 US LLC	3.4 MW	Natural Gas Steam Turbine	Westlake 2 US LLC	Calcasieu County

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County assignment and capacity come from the EIA generator inventory. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not seasonal capability or available operating capacity. A plant can include multiple generators and technologies.