PPG Powerhouse A — United States of America

PPG Powerhouse A is a 52.5 MW other power plant in Louisiana, United States of America. It is operated by Eagle 2 US LLC. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 39k homes (estimated). It ranks #3577 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1949, it is around 77 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0050487.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000402491; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 52.5 MW, PPG Powerhouse A is well above the median other plant in United States of America (22 MW). This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Key facts

Generation trend

32 GWh in 2013 and 10 GWh in 2017 (−68%)

Highest and lowest year

2015: 33 GWh; 2017: 10 GWh

Share of United States of America other capacity

7.7% of 681 MW across 19 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

0 of 16 dated other plants in United States of America 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 Eagle 2 US LLC. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 30.2°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 72% 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: 23/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 #4 largest other power plant of 19 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 19 other power plants in this dataset, together about 681 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• PPG Powerhouse C · Gas · 357 MW · Louisiana
• PPG Plant C Caustic · Gas · 3.4 MW · Louisiana
• RS Cogen · Gas · 493 MW · Louisiana
• PPG Riverside · Other · 162 MW · Louisiana
• Lake Charles Polymers · Gas · 31.1 MW · Louisiana
• Lake Charles Power · Gas · 1,000 MW · Louisiana

Location

Coordinates 30.22612, -93.29517 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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