Lake Charles Plant
Calcasieu County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 58310 · Operator: Rain CII Carbon LLC
Nameplate36MWSummer 28 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation15GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor6%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2012
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 132.9 | — | 6,745 |
| 2014 | 151.8 | — | — |
| 2015 | 172.7 | 70.4% | — |
| 2016 | 160.7 | 65.3% | — |
| 2017 | 158 | 64.4% | — |
| 2018 | 204.1 | 83.2% | — |
| 2019 | 195.4 | 79.7% | — |
| 2020 | 152.2 | 61.9% | — |
| 2021 | 184.3 | 75.2% | — |
| 2022 | 184.1 | 75.0% | — |
| 2023 | 163.9 | 66.8% | — |
| 2024 | 23.2 | 9.4% | — |
| 2025 | 100.6 | 41.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-1 | All Other | ST | 36.4 | 28 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Rain CII Carbon LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Rain CII Carbon LLC | 100.0% | 36 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Calcasieu | 359 MW | 1.6 km |
| CITGO Refinery Powerhouse | 75 MW | 3.9 km |
| Lake Charles Polymers | 31 MW | 5.5 km |
| RS Cogen | 493 MW | 8.7 km |
| PPG Powerhouse C | 358 MW | 9.4 km |
| PPG Plant C Caustic | 3 MW | 9.5 km |