PPG Plant C Caustic
Calcasieu County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 50490 · Operator: Eagle 2 US LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation14GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor60%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1986Runs as baseload
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), gas/coal/oil 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.9 | — | 10,404 |
| 2003 | 17.8 | — | — |
| 2004 | 20.4 | — | — |
| 2005 | 15.5 | — | — |
| 2006 | 19.4 | — | — |
| 2007 | 19.6 | — | — |
| 2008 | 16.3 | — | — |
| 2009 | 15.6 | — | — |
| 2010 | 16.4 | — | — |
| 2011 | 16.2 | — | — |
| 2013 | 7.9 | 33.4% | 7,210 |
| 2014 | 12 | 50.6% | 7,340 |
| 2015 | 9 | 37.9% | 4,176 |
| 2016 | 12.5 | 52.7% | 4,121 |
| 2017 | 14.3 | 60.6% | — |
| 2018 | 14 | 59.4% | — |
| 2019 | 12.9 | 54.5% | — |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 1.7% | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 8.2% | — |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 12.3% | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 25.5% | 4,108 |
| 2024 | 13.6 | 57.3% | 4,245 |
| 2025 | 14.2 | 59.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 3.4 | 2.7 | Oct 1986 | 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% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| PPG Powerhouse C | 358 MW | 0.1 km |
| RS Cogen | 493 MW | 0.8 km |
| PPG Powerhouse A | 53 MW | 1.2 km |
| PPG Riverside | 162 MW | 1.4 km |
| Lake Charles Polymers | 31 MW | 4.3 km |
| CITGO Refinery Powerhouse | 75 MW | 5.6 km |