Calcasieu
Natural gas power plant · Calcasieu County, Louisiana
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Entergy Louisiana LLC
- County
- Calcasieu County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 1.23%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Louisiana
- #20 of 53
- EIA plant code
- 55165
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G102 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 185 MW | 158 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| G101 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 174 MW | 143 MW | 2000 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Louisiana
| Bayou Cove Peaking Power | Natural gas | 416 MW |
| Washington Parish Energy Center | Natural gas | 400 MW |
| PPG Powerhouse C | Natural gas | 358 MW |
| Dow St Charles Operations | Natural gas | 324 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 359 MW solar plant and a 359 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Louisiana power plants · What Louisiana actually generates