Chalmette Refining LLC
Other power plant · St Bernard County, Louisiana
Nameplate capacity
5.7 MW
Rank in Louisiana
#89
of 98 plants
In service since
1990
March 1990
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- All Other
- Operator
- Chalmette Refining LLC
- County
- St Bernard County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Louisiana
- #19 of 21
- EIA plant code
- 50626
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | All Other | 5.7 MW | 0.9 MW | 1990 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 5.7 MW solar plant and a 5.7 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