Lake Charles Power — United States of America
Gas power plant in Louisiana, United States of America. Approximate location 30.2713, -93.2895.
GasLouisianaUnited States of AmericaCCGT · HRSGMitsubishi Power: M501JACPre ConstructionCO₂ modelled
Lake Charles Power is a 1,000 MW gas power station in Louisiana, United States of America. It ranks #602 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 1,394,700 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 325k cars driven for a year. 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 CT-567.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 · L100000402415; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,000 MW, Lake Charles Power 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); Mitsubishi Power: M501JAC. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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.
~1,394,700 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #216 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
- Roy S. Nelson Generating Plant · Coal · 614.6 MW · Louisiana
- R S Nelson · Coal · 1,433.6 MW · Louisiana
- PPG Plant C Caustic · Gas · 3.4 MW · Louisiana
- PPG Powerhouse A · Other · 52.5 MW · Louisiana
- PPG Powerhouse C · Gas · 357 MW · Louisiana
- PPG Riverside · Other · 162 MW · Louisiana
Location
Coordinates 30.2713, -93.2895 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Lake Charles Power?
Lake Charles Power is a 1,000 MW gas power plant in Louisiana, United States of America, Pre Construction 1959.
How much CO₂ does Lake Charles Power emit?
Lake Charles Power has modelled emissions of about 1,394,700 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).