Calcasieu Pass 2 power plant — United States of America
Gas power plant in Louisiana, United States of America. Approximate location 29.7742723, -93.3239475.
GasLouisianaUnited States of AmericaCCGT · HRSGConstruction
Calcasieu Pass 2 power plant is a 1,470 MW gas power station in Louisiana, United States of America. It ranks #339 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_calcasieupass2_united.
Data status
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 720 MW for Calcasieu Pass LNG Terminal power statio, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,470 MW, Calcasieu Pass 2 power plant is well above the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #93 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Calcasieu Pass LNG Terminal power station · Gas · 720 MW · Louisiana
- Commonwealth LNG Terminal power station · Gas · 120 MW · Louisiana
- G2 Net-Zero power plant · Gas · 300 MW · Louisiana
- Woodside Louisiana LNG Terminal power station · Gas · 430.4 MW · Louisiana
- Lake Charles Plant · Cogeneration · 36.4 MW · Louisiana
- Calcasieu · Gas · 358.8 MW · Louisiana
Location
Coordinates 29.7742723, -93.3239475 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Calcasieu Pass 2 power plant?
Calcasieu Pass 2 power plant is a 1,470 MW gas power plant in Louisiana, United States of America, Construction 2027.