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PPG Plant C Caustic is a 3.4 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Eagle 2 US LLC since 1986. Ranked #1724 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 3.4 MW represents 0.0006% of the United States' 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 PPG Plant C Caustic 1,255 times smaller. Nearby plants include R S Nelson (1,433.6 MW, Coal), Cottonwood Energy Project (1,433.6 MW, Gas), and RS Cogen (493 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Louisiana, approximately 120 km west of New Orleans.

Capacity
3.4 MW
Commissioning Year
1986

40 years old

Owner
Eagle 2 US LLC
Location
30.2264°, -93.2938°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,029. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #31,649 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,836 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

40 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Eagle 2 US LLC operates 5 plants totalling 1,069 MW

Regional density

30 plants within 100 km, 10,524 MW combined

Nearest plant: RS Cogen (0.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 30.226400, -93.293800
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
6.6 Kt
13 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
262.7 Kt
Over 40 years of operation
Past Retirement
2016
10 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.4K
cars per year
876
homes per year
298.5K
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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