PPG Riverside
Calcasieu County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 50488 · Operator: Eagle 2 US LLC
Nameplate162MWSummer 103 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation146GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor16%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1947
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), other units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 381.3 | — | 6,802 |
| 2002 | 474.4 | — | 6,598 |
| 2003 | 305.9 | — | — |
| 2004 | 348.1 | — | — |
| 2005 | 219.9 | 16.3% | — |
| 2006 | 360.4 | 26.7% | — |
| 2007 | 338.3 | 25.1% | — |
| 2008 | 167.8 | 12.4% | — |
| 2009 | 230.7 | 25.1% | — |
| 2010 | 275 | 29.9% | — |
| 2011 | 187.9 | 20.4% | — |
| 2012 | 210.6 | 22.8% | — |
| 2013 | 301.5 | 32.8% | — |
| 2014 | 220.7 | 24.0% | — |
| 2015 | 279.9 | 30.4% | — |
| 2016 | 245.4 | 27.1% | — |
| 2017 | 278.6 | 30.9% | — |
| 2018 | 303.9 | 33.7% | — |
| 2019 | 173.6 | 19.2% | — |
| 2020 | 151.4 | 16.7% | — |
| 2021 | 40.7 | 4.5% | — |
| 2022 | 156.9 | 17.4% | — |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 0.3% | — |
| 2024 | 109.3 | 12.1% | — |
| 2025 | 42.1 | 4.7% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | All Other | ST | 35 | 35 | Sep 1947 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | All Other | ST | 45 | 30 | Jun 1950 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | All Other | ST | 82 | 38 | Feb 1969 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Eagle 2 US LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Eagle 2 US LLC | 100.0% | 162 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| PPG Powerhouse A | 53 MW | 0.4 km |
| PPG Plant C Caustic | 3 MW | 1.4 km |
| PPG Powerhouse C | 358 MW | 1.5 km |
| RS Cogen | 493 MW | 1.8 km |
| Lake Charles Polymers | 31 MW | 4.9 km |
| CITGO Refinery Powerhouse | 75 MW | 6 km |