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EIA plant 50489

Lake Charles · Calcasieu · LA

PPG Powerhouse C

Operated by Westlake 2 US LLC

Annual generation1,545,157 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is PPG Powerhouse C?

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30.226120, -93.295173

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine300.6 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine57.1 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1132,293
275,957
363,939
4128,502
5142,067
635,604
797,607
8138,671
9184,795
10195,230
11161,512
12188,980

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1132,293
275,957
363,939
4128,502
5142,067
635,604
797,607
8138,671
9184,795
10195,230
11161,512
12188,980

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1132,293 MWh
275,957 MWh
363,939 MWh
4128,502 MWh
5142,067 MWh
635,604 MWh
797,607 MWh
8138,671 MWh
9184,795 MWh
10195,230 MWh
11161,512 MWh
12188,980 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
C4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG77.2OP
C5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG77.2OP
C1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG73.1OP
C2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG73.1OP
C3Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG57.1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
50489
Sector
Industrial CHP
Water source
Sabine River Water and Wells
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 10 has the highest recorded value (195,230 MWh) and 6 the lowest (35,604 MWh). Their difference is 159,626 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 57.1 (C3) to 77.2 (C4, C5). The difference is 20.1 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
C1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine73.155.063.050.0
C2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine73.155.063.050.0
C3Natural Gas Steam Turbine57.152.052.025.0
C4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine77.270.678.638.0
C5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine77.270.678.638.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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