Power plants in Louisiana
94 operating power projects with 28,260 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
94
Nameplate capacity
28,260 MW
Counties with a plant
36
Operators
62
Power markets: MISO prices
Capacity by fuel
Natural gas · 20,756 MW · 50Nuclear · 2,236 MW · 2Coal · 1,792 MW · 1Other fuels · 1,730 MW · 19Solar · 1,556 MW · 21Hydro · 192 MW · 1
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Louisiana
Top 50 · All 94 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nine Mile Point | Natural gas | 2,440 | Jefferson Parish | Entergy Louisiana LLC |
| Brame Energy Center | Petroleum coke and coal | 1,707 | Rapides Parish | Cleco Power LLC |
| R S Nelson | Coal and natural gas | 1,434 | Calcasieu Parish | Entergy Louisiana LLC |
| Acadia Energy Center | Natural gas | 1,389 | Acadia Parish | Cleco Power LLC |
| Big Cajun 2 | Natural gas and coal | 1,245 | Pointe Coupee Parish | Louisiana Generating LLC |
| Waterford 3 | Nuclear | 1,200 | St Charles Parish | Entergy Louisiana LLC |
| Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant | Natural gas | 1,085 | Iberville Parish | Dow Chemical Co |
| River Bend | Nuclear | 1,036 | West Feliciana Parish | Entergy Louisiana LLC |
| Little Gypsy | Natural gas | 1,003 | St Charles Parish | Entergy Louisiana LLC |
| St. Charles Power Station (LA) | Natural gas | 1,000 | St Charles Parish | Entergy Louisiana LLC |
Louisiana power plants by fuel
Newest plants in Louisiana
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Mondu Solar LLCSolar · 150 MW · Pointe Coupee Parish · June 2026SR ArcadiaSolar · 4.5 MW · Bienville Parish · June 2026Sterlington SolarSolar · 49 MW · Ouachita Parish · January 2026Magnolia PowerNatural gas · 722.9 MW · Iberville Parish · December 2025Lafitte Solar, LLCSolar · 100 MW · Ouachita Parish · December 2025Fort Polk (fka Johnson) - Chaffee EastSolar · 5 MW · Vernon Parish · November 2025
Counties with the most capacity
St Charles Parish6 plants · 4,866 MWCalcasieu Parish11 plants · 3,903 MWIberville Parish4 plants · 2,669 MWJefferson Parish2 plants · 2,449 MWPointe Coupee Parish5 plants · 2,197 MWOuachita Parish6 plants · 2,021 MWAcadia Parish3 plants · 1,810 MWRapides Parish2 plants · 1,772 MWCaddo Parish4 plants · 1,050 MW
Largest operators in Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana LLC15 plants · 12,603 MW
Cleco Power LLC5 plants · 4,112 MW
Louisiana Generating LLC2 plants · 1,738 MW
Dow Chemical Co1 plant · 1,085 MW
Westlake 2 US LLC4 plants · 981 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 94 plants in Louisiana, by county
Acadia Parish 3 plants
- Acadia Energy Center Natural gas · 1,389.2 MW
- Bayou Cove Peaking Power Natural gas · 416 MW
- Eunice LA Plant Natural gas · 4.7 MW
Allen Parish 1 plant
- Elizabeth Solar Plant Solar · 142.8 MW
Ascension Parish 3 plants
- Geismar Natural gas · 84.1 MW
- Geismar Cogen Natural gas · 83.9 MW
- Shell Chemical Natural gas · 80 MW
Beauregard Parish 1 plant
- DeRidder Mill Wood biomass · 61.5 MW
Bienville Parish 1 plant
- SR Arcadia Solar · 4.5 MW
Caddo Parish 4 plants
- J Lamar Stall Unit Natural gas · 624 MW
- Lieberman Natural gas · 228 MW
- Arsenal Hill Natural gas · 125 MW
- Rocking R Solar, LLC Solar · 72.5 MW
Calcasieu Parish 11 plants
- R S Nelson Coal · 1,433.6 MW
- Lake Charles Power Natural gas · 1,000 MW
- RS Cogen Natural gas · 493 MW
- Calcasieu Natural gas · 358.8 MW
- PPG Powerhouse C Natural gas · 357.7 MW
- PPG Riverside Other fuels · 127 MW
- CITGO Refinery Powerhouse Natural gas · 50 MW
- Lake Charles Plant Other fuels · 36.4 MW
- Lake Charles Polymers Natural gas · 31.1 MW
- Agrilectric Power Partners Ltd Biomass · 12.1 MW
- PPG Plant C Caustic Natural gas · 3.4 MW
Concordia Parish 1 plant
- Sidney A Murray Jr Hydroelectric Hydro · 192 MW
DeSoto Parish 1 plant
- Mansfield Mill Wood biomass · 172 MW
East Baton Rouge Parish 4 plants
- Louisiana 1 Natural gas · 450.9 MW
- ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Turbine Generator Natural gas · 85.3 MW
- Formosa Plastics Natural gas · 62.8 MW
- LSU Cogen Natural gas · 19.6 MW
Evangeline Parish 1 plant
- Coughlin Power Station Natural gas · 922.8 MW
Iberia Parish 1 plant
- Enterprise Sugar Factory Biomass · 1 MW
Iberville Parish 4 plants
- Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant Natural gas · 1,084.8 MW
- Magnolia Power Natural gas · 722.9 MW
- Carville Energy LLC Natural gas · 555 MW
- Westlake Plaquemine Natural gas · 306 MW
Jackson Parish 1 plant
- Westrock Hodge (LA) Wood biomass · 66.4 MW
Jefferson Parish 2 plants
- Nine Mile Point Natural gas · 2,439.7 MW
- Grand Isle Gas Plant / Treating Station Natural gas · 9 MW
Lafayette Parish 2 plants
- T J Labbe Electric Generating Natural gas · 100.8 MW
- Hargis-Hebert Electric Generating Natural gas · 100.8 MW
Lincoln Parish 1 plant
- Louisiana Tech University Power Plant Natural gas · 7.5 MW
Morehouse Parish 1 plant
- Bayou Galion Solar Project Solar · 98.1 MW
Natchitoches Parish 1 plant
- International Paper Red River Mill Wood biomass · 78.8 MW
Orleans Parish 5 plants
- New Orleans Power Natural gas · 131.6 MW
- New Orleans Solar Station Solar · 20 MW
- TCI Alvar Solar · 1.9 MW
- TCI France Solar · 1.5 MW
- ENO Paterson Solar Solar · 1.1 MW
Ouachita Parish 6 plants
- Ouachita Natural gas · 903.9 MW
- Perryville Power Station Natural gas · 824.1 MW
- Lafitte Solar, LLC Solar · 100 MW
- Plant 31 Paper Mill Wood biomass · 84.2 MW
- Sterlington Natural gas · 59.3 MW
- Sterlington Solar Solar · 49 MW
Plaquemines Parish 1 plant
- Oak Point Cogen Natural gas · 23.5 MW
Pointe Coupee Parish 5 plants
- Big Cajun 2 Natural gas · 1,245 MW
- Big Cajun 1 Natural gas · 492.8 MW
- Oxbow Solar 1 Solar · 300 MW
- Mondu Solar LLC Solar · 150 MW
- New Roads Oil · 9.4 MW
Rapides Parish 2 plants
- Brame Energy Center Petroleum coke · 1,707.3 MW
- D G Hunter Natural gas · 65.1 MW
Red River Parish 1 plant
- Arq Solutions Red River Other fuels · 20.8 MW
Richland Parish 1 plant
- Oak Ridge Solar Solar · 200 MW
St Bernard Parish 2 plants
- Domino Sugar Arabi Plant Natural gas · 14 MW
- Chalmette Refining LLC Other fuels · 5.7 MW
St Charles Parish 6 plants
- Waterford 3 Nuclear · 1,199.8 MW
- Little Gypsy Natural gas · 1,002.9 MW
- St. Charles Power Station (LA) Natural gas · 1,000 MW
- Taft Cogeneration Facility Natural gas · 894.2 MW
- Waterford 1 & 2 Natural gas · 445.5 MW
- Dow St Charles Operations Natural gas · 323.6 MW
St James Parish 4 plants
- Atlantic Alumina, Gramercy Operations Natural gas · 85.3 MW
- Mosaic Phosphates Uncle Sam Other fuels · 26 MW
- St. James Solar (LA) Solar · 20 MW
- Louisiana Sugar Refining Natural gas · 5 MW
St Landry Parish 1 plant
- Prairie Ronde Solar Farm Solar · 135 MW
St Mary Parish 5 plants
- LEPA Unit No. 1 Natural gas · 74.1 MW
- St. Mary Clean Energy Center Other fuels · 50.9 MW
- Teche Natural gas · 42.2 MW
- Ivanhoe Generation Facility Other fuels · 31 MW
- Neptune Gas Processing Plant Other fuels · 4.5 MW
Tangipahoa Parish 1 plant
- Amite Solar, LLC Solar · 100 MW
Vernon Parish 2 plants
- Fort Polk (fka Johnson) - Chaffee East Solar · 5 MW
- Fort Polk (fka Johnson) - Chaffee West Solar · 4.5 MW
Washington Parish 4 plants
- Washington Parish Energy Center Natural gas · 399.6 MW
- Gaylord Container Bogalusa Wood biomass · 99.5 MW
- Iris Solar LLC Solar · 50 MW
- Sunlight Road Solar Solar · 50 MW
West Baton Rouge Parish 2 plants
- LA3 West Baton Rouge Solar Facility Solar · 50 MW
- Port Allen (LA) Natural gas · 7.6 MW
West Feliciana Parish 2 plants
- River Bend Nuclear · 1,035.9 MW
- St Francisville Mill Wood biomass · 12.5 MW
Questions about power plants in Louisiana
How many power plants are in Louisiana?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 94 operating power projects in Louisiana, with 28,260 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Louisiana?
Nine Mile Point in Jefferson Parish, with 2,439.7 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Brame Energy Center, with 1,707.3 MW.
How much of Louisiana's capacity is nuclear?
2,236 MW, about 8% of nameplate capacity. 2 projects have nuclear as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources