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Lake Charles Power — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 60927
Capacity: 1000 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Status: Operating
Location: Calcasieu, LA
Operating Since: 2020
Generators: 3
Operator: Entergy Louisiana LLC
Parent Company: Entergy
Annual Generation: 6,750,232 MWh
Capacity Factor: 77.0%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: SERC

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Lake Charles Power

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #6 of 52 Natural Gas plants in LA#166 of 2009 nationally

1000 MW Natural Gas operating in Calcasieu, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

1,000 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Technology

2020

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

30.2714, -93.2899

County

Calcasieu, LA

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Entergy Louisiana	—
Owner(s)	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Entergy	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Lake Charles Power is a 1,000 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Calcasieu County, Louisiana. The plant, which began operating in 2020, consists of three generators and is owned and operated by Entergy Louisiana LLC, a subsidiary of Entergy. It is connected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) grid and falls within the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council (SERC) NERC region. Lake Charles Power is the 8th largest power plant in Louisiana out of 32, and ranks 170th nationally out of 945 plants.

In its most recent year of operation, Lake Charles Power generated 6,750,232 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 77.0%. The plant's installed cost was $1,560.91 per kW, according to FERC data.

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