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Louisiana Sugar Refining6.7 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Louisiana Sugar Refining is a 6.7 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Louisiana Sugar Refining LLC since 1968. Ranked #1571 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 6.7 MW accounts for a tiny fraction of the total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making this facility 636 times smaller. Nearby plants include Waterford Nuclear Generating Station (1199.8 MW, Nuclear) and Little Gypsy (1002.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Louisiana, approximately 30 km west of New Orleans.

Capacity
6.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1968

58 years old

Owner
Louisiana Sugar Refining LLC
Location
30.0497°, -90.6839°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,409. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #26,910 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,621 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

58 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Louisiana Sugar Refining LLC operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

41 plants within 100 km, 15,729 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gramercy Holdings LLC (1.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 30.049700, -90.683900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
12.9 Kt
26 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
750.6 Kt
Over 58 years of operation
Past Retirement
1998
28 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.8K
cars per year
1.7K
homes per year
588.3K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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