TAFT COGENERATION FACILITY

How TAFT COGENERATION FACILITY compares

With 894 MW of capacity, TAFT COGENERATION FACILITY ranks 13th among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 8th of the 41 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.8% of Louisiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 129th-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 St. Charles Parish with 4 other operating plants, including LITTLE GYPSY and WATERFORD 3.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 894 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 4,919 GWh in 2024 (a 63% capacity factor), down 14% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC, about 0.2 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 5,832 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NINE MILE POINT (1,960 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