CITGO Refinery Powerhouse
Calcasieu County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 52175 · Operator: CITGO Petroleum Corp
Nameplate75MWSummer 40 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation224GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor65%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1942Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 290.7 | 86.2% | 4,361 |
| 2002 | 295.6 | 91.0% | 13,587 |
| 2003 | 261.1 | 78.0% | 7,873 |
| 2004 | 305.1 | 87.9% | 4,882 |
| 2005 | 269.9 | 48.2% | 4,885 |
| 2006 | 268.1 | 66.8% | 4,885 |
| 2007 | 268.9 | 89.5% | 4,885 |
| 2008 | 170.3 | 56.5% | 4,872 |
| 2009 | 166.2 | 55.3% | 4,885 |
| 2010 | 180 | 59.9% | 4,885 |
| 2011 | 201.2 | 67.0% | 4,885 |
| 2012 | 203.4 | 67.5% | 4,885 |
| 2013 | 208.3 | 69.3% | 4,885 |
| 2014 | 213.8 | 96.9% | 4,885 |
| 2015 | 227.9 | 79.8% | 4,885 |
| 2016 | 231.4 | 80.8% | — |
| 2017 | 247.2 | 91.6% | — |
| 2018 | 248 | 91.9% | — |
| 2019 | 233.6 | 81.3% | — |
| 2020 | 201.6 | 72.9% | — |
| 2021 | 214 | 77.5% | — |
| 2022 | 231.6 | 76.2% | — |
| 2023 | 174.4 | 50.3% | — |
| 2024 | 226.1 | 65.0% | — |
| 2025 | 223.9 | 64.5% | — |
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 | Other Gases | ST | 25 | 5.6 | Jan 1942 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Other Gases | ST | 25 | 10 | Jan 1942 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Other Gases | ST | 25 | 24 | Mar 1969 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: CITGO Petroleum Corp. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| CITGO Petroleum Corp | 100.0% | 75 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Lake Charles Polymers | 31 MW | 1.6 km |
| Calcasieu | 359 MW | 3.2 km |
| Lake Charles Plant | 36 MW | 3.9 km |
| RS Cogen | 493 MW | 4.9 km |
| PPG Powerhouse C | 358 MW | 5.5 km |
| PPG Plant C Caustic | 3 MW | 5.6 km |