The project will create 31 permanent new direct jobs, and Louisiana Economic Development estimates an additional 97 new indirect jobs will result, for a total of more than 120 permanent new jobs in Southwest Louisiana. In Calcasieu Parish, the Entergy Louisiana project will employ approximately 700 people at the peak of construction. Charles and Lake Charles power plants initially will result in slight increases to ratepayer bills, each is expected to produce consumer savings of $1.3 billion or more – versus older technology – over the 30-year life cycle of the plants. The Louisiana Public Service Commission approved the Lake Charles project in June 2017. Charles Power Plant that began construction west of New Orleans a year ago.
Representing the State of Louisiana at the groundbreaking ceremony, LED Secretary Don Pierson joined Entergy Corporation Chairman and CEO Leo Denault, Entergy Louisiana President and CEO Phillip May and other state and local officials at the construction site, located on Houston River Road near Entergy’s existing Nelson power plants and the $11 billion Sasol chemical complex that’s approaching completion.įor the new combined-cycle, natural gas-fired Lake Charles Power Plant, Entergy Louisiana will make an $872 million capital investment in a project that mirrors the St.
Approximately $55 billion in new industrial construction projects has been launched in Southwest Louisiana since 2012, with billions more in capital investment planned over the next decade. John Bel Edwards highlighted the groundbreaking by Entergy Louisiana LLC for a 994-megawatt electricity generation plant in Westlake, near Lake Charles, where an industrial renaissance is increasing demand for electricity.
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