Lake Charles Plant

OperatingWaste Heat

Ranked #3 of 7 Waste Heat plants in LA#13 of 34 nationally

36.4 MW Waste Heat operating in Calcasieu, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

36.4 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

All Other

Technology

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

30.1489, -93.3356

County

Calcasieu, LA

Nearby Plants

Calcasieu
Natural Gas358.8 MW · 1.6 km
CITGO Refinery Powerhouse
Other Gas75 MW · 3.9 km
Lake Charles Polymers
Natural Gas31.1 MW · 5.5 km

Status

as of 6y 2m ago

Project statusOperationalPower Engineering · 2020-03-30

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Rain CII Carbon LLC	—	—
Owner(s)	Rain CII Carbon LLC	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

ApplicantGlenfarne EnergyNew Orleans CityBusiness · 2026-02-28

About

The Lake Charles Plant is a 36.4 MW power facility located in Calcasieu County, Louisiana. It began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Rain CII Carbon LLC. The plant utilizes waste heat (WH) as its primary fuel source and employs "All Other" generation technologies. It consists of a single generator.

In the most recent year of data, the Lake Charles Plant generated 100,564 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 31.6%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. It is ranked as the 3rd largest waste heat plant in Louisiana (out of 6) and 11th nationally (out of 31).

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