Natural Gas Power Plants in Louisiana
Louisiana has 52 natural gas power plants in the Bywatts database, 11 of them retired and 3 partly retired according to EIA-860. Together they total 20.4 GW of nameplate capacity, 15.5 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is NINE MILE POINT (1,960 MW), operated by ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC.
52Plants
20.4 GWCombined capacity
All 52 natural gas plants in Louisiana
| Plant | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLOW GLEN Retired 2018 | 2,178 | ENTERGY GULF STATES - LA LLC | · |
| NINE MILE POINT | 1,960 | ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC | 1971 |
| ACADIA ENERGY CENTER | 1,376 | CLECO POWER LLC | 2002 |
| LITTLE GYPSY | 1,251 | ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC | 1966 |
| PLAQUEMINE COGENERATION PLANT | 987 | DOW CHEMICAL CO | 2004 |
| WATERFORD 1 & 2 | 932 | ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC | 1975 |
| COUGHLIN POWER STATION | 923 | CLECO EVANGELINE LLC | 1961 |
| OUACHITA | 904 | ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC | 2002 |
| TAFT COGENERATION FACILITY | 894 | OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION | 2002 |
| MICHOUD Retired 2016 | 844 | ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS INC | · |
| PERRYVILLE POWER STATION | 824 | ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC | 2001 |
| LAO ENERGY SYSTEMS Retired 2024 | 590 | DOW CHEMICAL CO | · |
| CARVILLE ENERGY LLC | 570 | CARVILLE ENERGY LLC | 2003 |
| RS COGEN | 493 | EAGLE 2 US LLC | 2002 |
| BIG CAJUN 1 | 493 | LOUISIANA GENERATING LLC | 1972 |
| BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER | 416 | NRG SOUTH CENTRALOPERATIONSINC | 2002 |
| TECHE Partly retired | 412 | CLECO POWER LLC | 2011 |
| LOUISIANA 1 | 406 | ENTERGY GULF STATES - LA LLC | 1951 |
| CALCASIEU | 359 | ENTERGY GULF STATES - LA LLC | 2000 |
| PPG POWERHOUSE C | 358 | EAGLE 2 US LLC | 1977 |
| DOW ST CHARLES OPERATIONS | 343 | DOW CHEMICAL CO - ST CHARLES | 1996 |
| LOUIS DOC BONIN Retired 2017 | 341 | LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSTEM | · |
| AXIALL PLAQUEMINE | 306 | AXIALL CORP | 1997 |
| LIEBERMAN | 278 | SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO | 1957 |
| STERLINGTON Partly retired | 226 | ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC | 1973 |
| NRG STERLINGTON POWER Retired 2020 | 209 | NRG STERLINGTON POWER LLC | · |
| D G HUNTER Partly retired | 140 | CITY OF ALEXANDRIA - (LA) | 2016 |
| MANSFIELD MILL | 135 | IPC-MANSFIELD MILL | 1981 |
| ARSENAL HILL | 125 | SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER CO | 1960 |
| NORANDA ALUMINA LLC | 117 | NORANDA ALUMINA LLC | 1958 |
| FORMOSA PLASTICS | 106 | FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP | 1985 |
| HARGIS-HEBERT ELECTRIC GENERATING | 101 | LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSTEM | 2006 |
| T J LABBE ELECTRIC GENERATING | 101 | LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSTEM | 2005 |
| EXXONMOBIL BATON ROUGE TURBINE GENERATOR | 85 | EXXON MOBIL CORP | 1990 |
| GEISMAR | 84 | BASF CORPORATION | 1985 |
| GEISMAR COGEN | 84 | AIR LIQUIDE LARGE INDUSTRIES U.S. LP | 2000 |
| SHELL CHEMICAL | 80 | AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA CORP | 2002 |
| HOUMA | 79 | TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOL GOV'T | 1967 |
| CITGO REFINERY POWERHOUSE | 75 | CITGO PETROLEUM CORP | 1942 |
| MORGAN CITY Retired 2015 | 70 | LOUISIANA ENERGY & POWER AUTHORITY | · |
| PLAQUEMINE Retired 2015 | 44 | LOUISIANA ENERGY & POWER AUTHORITY | · |
| MINDEN Retired 2017 | 35 | CITY OF MINDEN - (LA) | · |
| OAK POINT COGEN | 24 | CHEVRON ORONITE CO LLC | 1999 |
| BURAS Retired 2018 | 21 | ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC | · |
| DOMINO SUGAR ARABI PLANT | 14 | AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING INC. | 1949 |
| FRANKLIN Retired 2015 | 10 | CLECO POWER LLC | · |
| NEW ROADS | 9 | LOUISIANA ENERGY & POWER AUTHORITY | 1951 |
| PORT ALLEN | 8 | PLACID REFINING CO LLC | 1990 |
| LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY POWER PLANT | 8 | LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY | 2004 |
| LOUISIANA SUGAR REFINING | 7 | LOUISIANA SUGAR REFINING LLC | 1957 |
| NEPTUNE GAS PROCESSING PLANT | 5 | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPTG LP | 2004 |
| STINGRAY FACILITY Retired 2019 | 3 | TARGA MIDSTREAM SERVICES LP | · |