PPG Powerhouse C power station

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PPG Powerhouse C power station is an operating power station of at least 357-megawatts (MW) in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
PPG Powerhouse C power station Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States 30.22612, -93.29517 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • PHC-C1, PHC-C2, PHC-C3, PHC-C4, PHC-C5: 30.22612, -93.29517

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
PHC-C1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 73[2] gas turbine[2] yes[1] 1977[2]
PHC-C2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 73[2] gas turbine[2] yes[1] 1978[2]
PHC-C3 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil gas: unknown[2] 57[2] steam turbine[2] yes[1] 1977[2]
PHC-C4 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 77[2] gas turbine[2] yes[1] 1986[2]
PHC-C5 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 77[2] gas turbine[2] yes[1] 1986[2]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
PHC-C1 Westlake 2 US LLC [100%][3] Westlake Corp [100.0%]
PHC-C2 Westlake 2 US LLC [100%][3] Westlake Corp [100.0%]
PHC-C3 Westlake 2 US LLC [100%][3] Westlake Corp [100.0%]
PHC-C4 Westlake 2 US LLC [100%][3] Westlake Corp [100.0%]
PHC-C5 Westlake 2 US LLC [100%][3] Westlake Corp [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 https://web.archive.org/web/20211122185052/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/july_generator2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122152327/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/november_generator2022.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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