CALCASIEU

How CALCASIEU compares

With 359 MW of capacity, CALCASIEU ranks 21st among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 15th of the 41 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.3% of Louisiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 407th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2000, it is newer than 63% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ENTERGY GULF STATES - LA LLC, runs 5 operating plants in Louisiana totaling 3,573 MW. It shares Calcasieu Parish with 10 other operating plants, including R S NELSON and RS COGEN.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 359 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 94.1 GWh in 2024 (a 3% capacity factor), down 41% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2000 and 2001.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by ENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 4,302 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is R S NELSON (1,597 MW, Coal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology