State profile

Power plants in Louisiana

Louisiana has 91 generating facilities in this directory, with a combined nameplate capacity of 28.23 GW. The largest share of capacity comes from natural gas (66%). It also tracks 21 retired plants and 2 under construction.

91
Plants
28.23 GW
Total capacity
9
Fuel types
2.44 GW
Largest: Nine Mile Point

Capacity mix

Natural Gas 66.0%Coal 11.8%Nuclear 7.9%Petroleum Coke 6.0%Solar 3.8%Biomass 2.1%Other 1.6%Hydroelectric 0.7%

By fuel type in Louisiana

Natural Gas plants50 · 18.63 GWCoal plants2 · 3.34 GWNuclear plants2 · 2.24 GWPetroleum Coke plants1 · 1.71 GWSolar plants13 · 1.07 GWBiomass plants9 · 588 MWOther plants11 · 449.8 MWHydroelectric plants1 · 192 MWOil plants2 · 17.6 MW

All plants in Louisiana by capacity

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Nine Mile PointNatural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC2.44 GW
Big Cajun 2CoalLouisiana Generating LLC1.90 GW
Brame Energy CenterPetroleum CokeCleco Power LLC1.71 GW
R S NelsonCoalEntergy Louisiana LLC1.43 GW
Acadia Energy CenterNatural GasCleco Power LLC1.39 GW
Waterford 3NuclearEntergy Louisiana LLC1.20 GW
Plaquemine Cogeneration PlantNatural GasDow Chemical Co1.08 GW
River BendNuclearEntergy Louisiana LLC1.04 GW
Little GypsyNatural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC1.00 GW
Lake Charles PowerNatural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC1.00 GW
St. Charles Power Station (LA)Natural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC1.00 GW
Coughlin Power StationNatural GasCleco Power LLC922.8 MW
OuachitaNatural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC903.9 MW
Taft Cogeneration FacilityNatural GasOccidental Chemical Corporation894.2 MW
Perryville Power StationNatural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC824.1 MW
J Lamar Stall UnitNatural GasSouthwestern Electric Power Co624 MW
Carville Energy LLCNatural GasCarville Energy LLC555 MW
RS CogenNatural GasWestlake 2 US LLC493 MW
Big Cajun 1Natural GasLouisiana Generating LLC492.8 MW
Waterford 1 & 2Natural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC486.5 MW
Louisiana 1Natural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC450.9 MW
Bayou Cove Peaking PowerNatural GasBayou Cove, LLC416 MW
Washington Parish Energy CenterNatural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC399.6 MW
CalcasieuNatural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC358.8 MW
PPG Powerhouse CNatural GasWestlake 2 US LLC357.7 MW
Dow St Charles OperationsNatural GasDow Chemical Co - St Charles323.6 MW
Westlake PlaquemineNatural GasWestlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC306 MW
Oxbow Solar 1SolarLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC300 MW
LiebermanNatural GasSouthwestern Electric Power Co228 MW
Oak Ridge SolarSolarAES Clean Energy200 MW
Sidney A Murray Jr HydroelectricHydroelectricFirst National Bank-Commerce192 MW
Louisiana 2Natural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC175 MW
Mansfield MillBiomassIPC-Mansfield Mill172 MW
PPG RiversideOtherWestlake 2 US LLC162 MW
Elizabeth Solar PlantSolarHorus Louisiana 1, LLC142.8 MW
Prairie Ronde Solar FarmSolarLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC135 MW
New Orleans PowerNatural GasEntergy New Orleans, LLC131.6 MW
Arsenal HillNatural GasSouthwestern Electric Power Co125 MW
Formosa PlasticsNatural GasFormosa Plastics Corp100.8 MW
Hargis-Hebert Electric GeneratingNatural GasLafayette Utilities System100.8 MW
T J Labbe Electric GeneratingNatural GasLafayette Utilities System100.8 MW
Gaylord Container BogalusaBiomassTemple-Inland Corp99.5 MW
Bayou Galion Solar ProjectSolarBayou Galion Solar Project, LLC98.1 MW
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Turbine GeneratorNatural GasExxon Mobil Corp85.3 MW
Atlantic Alumina, Gramercy OperationsNatural GasAtalco Gramercy LLC85.3 MW
Plant 31 Paper MillBiomassGraphic Packaging International84.2 MW
GeismarNatural GasBASF Corporation84.1 MW
Geismar CogenNatural GasAir Liquide Large Industries U S LP83.9 MW
Shell ChemicalNatural GasShell Chemical LP - Geismar80 MW
HoumaNatural GasTerrebonne Parish Consol Gov't78.9 MW
International Paper Red River MillBiomassRed River Mill Intl Paper Company78.8 MW
CITGO Refinery PowerhouseNatural GasCITGO Petroleum Corp75 MW
LEPA Unit No. 1Natural GasLouisiana Energy & Power Authority74.1 MW
Westrock Hodge (LA)BiomassWestrock (LA)66.4 MW
D G HunterNatural GasCity of Alexandria - (LA)65.1 MW
DeRidder MillBiomassPackaging Corporation of America61.5 MW
SterlingtonNatural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC59.3 MW
PPG Powerhouse AOtherWestlake 2 US LLC52.5 MW
St. Mary Clean Energy CenterOtherCleco Power LLC50.9 MW
Iris Solar LLCSolarIris Solar LLC50 MW
LA3 West Baton Rouge Solar FacilitySolarSol Systems50 MW
Sunlight Road SolarSolarSunlight Road Solar, LLC50 MW
CII Carbon LLCOtherCII Carbon LLC46 MW
TecheNatural GasCleco Power LLC42.2 MW
Lake Charles PlantOtherRain CII Carbon LLC36.4 MW
Lake Charles PolymersNatural GasEquistar Chemicals LP31.1 MW
Ivanhoe Generation FacilityOtherOrion Engineered Carbons31 MW
Mosaic Phosphates Uncle SamOtherMosaic Phosphates Co.26 MW
Oak Point CogenNatural GasChevron Oronite Co LLC23.5 MW
ADA Carbon Solutions Red RiverOtherADA Carbon Solutions (Red River), LLC20.8 MW
New Orleans Solar StationSolarEntergy New Orleans, LLC20 MW
St. James Solar (LA)SolarSt. James Solar, LLC20 MW
LSU CogenNatural GasLSU and A&M College19.6 MW
Domino Sugar Arabi PlantNatural GasAmerican Sugar Refining Inc.14 MW
PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer LPOtherPCS Nitrogen LP14 MW
St Francisville MillBiomassHood Container of Louisiana, LLC12.5 MW
Agrilectric Power Partners LtdBiomassAgrilectric Power Partners Ltd12.1 MW
New RoadsOilCity of New Roads - (LA)9.4 MW
Grand Isle Gas Plant / Treating StationNatural GasCox Operating LLC9 MW
RayneOilLouisiana Energy & Power Authority8.2 MW
Port Allen (LA)Natural GasPlacid Refining Co LLC7.6 MW
Louisiana Tech University Power PlantNatural GasLouisiana Tech University7.5 MW
Louisiana Sugar RefiningNatural GasLouisiana Sugar Refining LLC6.7 MW
Chalmette Refining LLCOtherChalmette Refining LLC5.7 MW
Eunice LA PlantNatural GasEnLink Processing Services, LLC4.7 MW
Neptune Gas Processing PlantOtherEnterprise Products Optg LP4.5 MW
PPG Plant C CausticNatural GasWestlake 2 US LLC3.4 MW
TCI AlvarSolarEntergy New Orleans, LLC1.9 MW
TCI FranceSolarEntergy New Orleans, LLC1.5 MW
ENO Paterson SolarSolarEntergy New Orleans, LLC1.1 MW
Enterprise Sugar FactoryBiomassM.A. Patout & Son Limited, LLC1 MW
Retired plants (21)
PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Willow Glenretired 2018Natural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC2.18 GW
Michoudretired 2016Natural GasEntergy New Orleans, LLC959.2 MW
Dolet Hillsretired 2021CoalCleco Power LLC720.7 MW
LaO Energy Systemsretired 2024Natural GasDow Chemical Co714.5 MW
Louis Doc Boninretired 2017Natural GasLafayette Utilities System340.9 MW
NRG Sterlington Powerretired 2020Natural GasNRG Sterlington Power LLC208.5 MW
A B Patersonretired 2010Natural GasEntergy New Orleans, LLC148.9 MW
Monroe (LA)retired 2011Natural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC137.5 MW
Georgia-Pacific Port Hudsonretired 2021BiomassGeorgia-Pacific Cons Op LLC Port Hudson127.7 MW
Plaquemine Operationsretired 2002Natural GasDow Chemical Co106 MW
Morgan Cityretired 2015Natural GasLouisiana Energy & Power Authority70.3 MW
Plaquemineretired 2015Natural GasLouisiana Energy & Power Authority44 MW
Rodemacherretired 1997Natural GasLafayette Utilities System38.7 MW
New Orleansretired 2010Natural GasAir Products & Chemicals Inc31.2 MW
Alliance Refineryretired 2021Natural GasPhillips 6625 MW
Thibodauxretired 2002Natural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC21 MW
Burasretired 2018Natural GasEntergy Louisiana LLC20.7 MW
Burnside Alumina Plantretired 2020Natural GasAlmatis Burnside Inc.12 MW
Franklin (LA)retired 2015Natural GasCleco Power LLC10 MW
Toca Plantretired 2019Natural GasEnterprise Products Optg LP2.8 MW
ExxonMobil Garden City Gas Plantretired 2002Natural GasExxon Mobil Production Co2.7 MW
Under construction (2)
PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Magnolia Powerconstr.Natural GasMagnolia Power Holdings LLC722.9 MW
Rocking R Solar, LLCconstr.SolarRocking R Solar, LLC72.5 MW