PPG POWERHOUSE C

How PPG POWERHOUSE C compares

With 358 MW of capacity, PPG POWERHOUSE C ranks 22nd among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 16th of the 41 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.3% of Louisiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 408th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1977, it is older than 59% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EAGLE 2 US LLC, runs 5 operating plants in Louisiana totaling 1,069 MW. It shares Calcasieu Parish with 10 other operating plants, including R S NELSON and RS COGEN.

EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 358 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 1,545 GWh in 2024 (a 49% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1977 and 1986.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC, about 0.6 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 2,821 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