Lake Charles Power
Calcasieu County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 60927 · Operator: Entergy Louisiana LLC
Nameplate1,000MWSummer 1,000 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation6,859GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor78%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate6,939Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2020Runs as baseload
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), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,439.8 | 46.8% | 6,993 |
| 2021 | 5,535.2 | 63.2% | 6,867 |
| 2022 | 6,088.8 | 69.5% | 6,860 |
| 2023 | 5,900.9 | 67.4% | 6,784 |
| 2024 | 5,962.7 | 67.9% | 6,969 |
| 2025 | 6,750.2 | 77.1% | 6,927 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 250 | 250 | Mar 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 250 | 250 | Mar 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1C | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 500 | 500 | Mar 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Entergy Louisiana LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | 100.0% | 1,000 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| R S Nelson | 1,434 MW | 1.8 km |
| Westlake Power Station | — | 2.5 km |
| PPG Plant C Caustic | 3 MW | 8.2 km |
| PPG Powerhouse C | 358 MW | 8.2 km |
| PPG Powerhouse A | 53 MW | 8.4 km |
| PPG Riverside | 162 MW | 8.7 km |