WATERFORD 1 & 2

How WATERFORD 1 & 2 compares

With 932 MW of capacity, WATERFORD 1 & 2 ranks 10th among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 5th of the 41 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.0% of Louisiana's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 109th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1975, it is older than 61% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC, runs 7 operating plants in Louisiana totaling 7,130 MW. It shares St. Charles Parish with 4 other operating plants, including LITTLE GYPSY and WATERFORD 3.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 487 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas steam turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 932 MW). Net generation was 319 GWh in 2024, down 14% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1975 and 2009.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by ENTERGY LOUISIANA INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 5,794 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