BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 416 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Acadia Parish
- Operator
- NRG SOUTH CENTRALOPERATIONSINC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 55433
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 114 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 3.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.2830, -92.5995
BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER, a 416 MW Natural Gas power plant in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. Operated by NRG SOUTH CENTRALOPERATIONSINC, commissioned 2002.
How BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER compares
With 416 MW of capacity, BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER ranks 19th among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 13th of the 41 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.7% of Louisiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 368th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 68% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Acadia Parish with 2 other operating plants, ACADIA ENERGY CENTER and RAYNE.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 416 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 114 GWh in 2024 (a 3.1% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is ACADIA (138 kV), about 15.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 1,384 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ACADIA ENERGY CENTER (1,376 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER is a 416 MW natural gas power plant in Acadia Parish, LA, operated by NRG SOUTH CENTRALOPERATIONSINC, commissioned in 2002. Acadia Parish carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 78th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 96th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Acadia Parish hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.15 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 82.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 10.0 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.57 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Acadia Parish in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.