CITGO Refinery Powerhouse
Natural gas power plant · Calcasieu County, Louisiana
Nameplate capacity
75 MW
Rank in Louisiana
#55
of 98 plants
In service since
1942
January 1942
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Gases
- Operator
- CITGO Petroleum Corp
- County
- Calcasieu County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.26%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Louisiana
- #39 of 53
- EIA plant code
- 52175
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Other Gases | 25 MW | 5.6 MW | 1942 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| GEN2 | Other Gases | 25 MW | 10 MW | 1942 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Other Gases | 25 MW | 24 MW | 1969 | 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 75 MW solar plant and a 75 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