HARGIS-HEBERT ELECTRIC GENERATING

How HARGIS-HEBERT ELECTRIC GENERATING compares

With 101 MW of capacity, HARGIS-HEBERT ELECTRIC GENERATING ranks 33rd among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 24th of the 41 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.7% of Louisiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 675th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2006, it is newer than 84% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSTEM, runs 2 operating plants in Louisiana totaling 202 MW. It shares Lafayette Parish with one other operating plant, T J LABBE ELECTRIC GENERATING.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 52.7 GWh in 2024 (a 6% capacity factor), down 37% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, about 0.9 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 110 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is T J LABBE ELECTRIC GENERATING (101 MW, Natural Gas).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology