HOUMA
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 79 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Terrebonne Parish
- Operator
- TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOL GOV'T
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1967
- EIA plant ID
- 1439
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- -0.96 GWh
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 29.5808, -90.7220
HOUMA, a 79 MW Natural Gas power plant in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Operated by TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOL GOV'T, commissioned 1967.
How HOUMA compares
With 79 MW of capacity, HOUMA ranks 40th among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 30th of the 41 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.5% of Louisiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 730th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1967, it is older than 72% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 79 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas steam turbine technology. The plant was a net consumer of electricity in 2024 (-0.96 GWh). Its generators came online between 1967 and 1977.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC, under 0.1 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HOUMA is a 79 MW natural gas power plant in Terrebonne Parish, LA, operated by TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOL GOV'T, commissioned in 1967. Terrebonne Parish carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 92nd national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Terrebonne Parish hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.28 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 87.7 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 12.9 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively High | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Terrebonne 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.