LA CASELLA C.LE is a 1,524 MW gas power station in Lombardy, Italy. It is operated by Enel. Based on reported annual generation of 2,504 GWh, it can supply roughly 716k homes. It ranks #7 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2002, it is around 24 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 47.2% of Italy's electricity; the national grid averages 285 gCO₂/kWh (48.8% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1002897.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400383; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,524 MW, LA CASELLA C.LE is well above the median gas plant in Italy (324 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 19%, from 2,504 GWh of reported generation; the median for 51 gas plants in Italy that report generation is 24%
- Generation trend
- 520 GWh in 2015 and 2,504 GWh in 2017 (+381%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 2,752 GWh; 2015: 520 GWh
- Share of Italy gas capacity
- 2.8% of 53,570 MW across 118 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 35 of 103 dated gas plants in Italy are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Enel. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 45.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 2% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 49/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #3 largest gas power plant of 118 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 118 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 53,570 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- SARMATO · Gas · 180 MW · Emilia-Romagna
- PIACENZA · Gas · 806 MW · Emilia-Romagna
- CENTRALE DI TURANO LODIGIANO - BERTONICO (LO) · Gas · 800 MW · Lombardy
- PONTE MORASCO · Hydro · 92 MW · Emilia-Romagna
- TAVAZZANO · Gas · 1,950 MW · Lombardy
- Caorso nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 882 MW · Piacenza
Location
Coordinates 45.0904, 9.4805 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is LA CASELLA C.LE?
LA CASELLA C.LE is a 1,524 MW gas power plant in Lombardy, Italy, commissioned in 2002.
How much electricity does LA CASELLA C.LE generate?
LA CASELLA C.LE generates about 2,504 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates LA CASELLA C.LE?
LA CASELLA C.LE is operated by Enel.