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Geismar Plant

Geismar Plant is a 113 MW retired gas power plant in Ascension County, Louisiana, operated by Basic Chemical Company LLC.

Plant statusClosed
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingOct 1985 (completed)
  5. ClosedNov 2003 (current stage)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GT01Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle45 MW RetiredOct 1985Apr 2003
GT02Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle45 MW RetiredNov 1985Nov 2003
TU01Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle23 MW RetiredDec 1985Mar 2002

Plant details

Operator
Basic Chemical Company LLC
Location
Ascension County, Louisiana
Sector
Industrial CHP
Capacity
Retired: 113 MW
First unit online
Oct 1985
EIA plant ID
50168

Location

No coordinates reported for this plant.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem