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Louisiana Power Plants
Utility-scale generators of 1 megawatt or more in Louisiana, as of August 2026 (EIA-860M).
- Operating capacity
- 29.4 GW
- Largest plant
- Nine Mile Point
- 2.4 GW
- Planned through 2028
- 3.2 GW
- Generation, 2023
- 97.4 TWh
Capacity by fuel
Operating nameplate capacity
- Natural gas20.9 GW 70.8%
- Coal2.4 GW 8.3%
- Nuclear2.2 GW 7.6%
- Solar1.6 GW 5.3%
- Petroleum994 MW 3.4%
- Other669 MW 2.3%
- Biomass487 MW 1.7%
- Hydroelectric192 MW 0.7%
Electricity generated, 2023
Net generation by fuel from EPA eGRID. CO2 output rate 761 lb/MWh
- Natural gas74.1 TWh 76.0%
- Nuclear12.2 TWh 12.5%
- Coal4.8 TWh 5.0%
- Other2.3 TWh 2.4%
- Biomass2.0 TWh 2.0%
- Petroleum1.0 TWh 1.1%
- Hydroelectric708 GWh 0.7%
- Solar292 GWh 0.3%
Largest power plants
By operating capacity
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Planned and under construction
Largest planned additions, including expansions of operating plants
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| Plant | Planned | Operating now |
|---|---|---|
| Pointe Coupee Power StationPointe Coupee | 2.3 GW | None yet |
| Franklin Farms 1&2Richland | 1.6 GW | None yet |
| Richland Parish Power Station 1&2Richland | 1.6 GW | None yet |
| Waterford 5St Charles | 820 MW | None yet |
| Waterford 6St Charles | 820 MW | None yet |
| Westlake Power StationCalcasieu | 819 MW | None yet |
| Richland Parish Power Station 3Richland | 780 MW | None yet |
| Richland Parish Power Station 4Richland | 780 MW | None yet |
| Cypress Harvest Solar StationIberville | 400 MW | None yet |
| Singer SolarBeauregard | 300 MW | None yet |
| Dolet Hills SolarDeSoto | 240 MW | None yet |
| Hollis Creek SolarSabine | 220 MW | None yet |
| Beekman SolarMorehouse | 207 MW | None yet |
| Bogalusa West Solar StationWashington | 200 MW | None yet |
| Mowata SolarAcadia | 150 MW | None yet |
| Delta Solar PlantBolivar | 80.0 MW | None yet |
| Overton Hydroelectric ProjectRapides | 48.6 MW | None yet |
| Sherwood Forest BESSOrleans | 7.7 MW | None yet |
| SR South BastropMorehouse | 4.8 MW | None yet |
| SR WinnsboroFranklin | 4.8 MW | None yet |
| SR SunsetSt Landry | 4.3 MW | None yet |
Power plants by county
Operating plants located in each county
- Acadia Parish4
- Allen Parish1
- Ascension Parish3
- Beauregard Parish1
- Bienville Parish1
- Caddo Parish4
- Calcasieu Parish12
- Concordia Parish1
- De Soto Parish1
- East Baton Rouge Parish5
- Evangeline Parish1
- Iberia Parish1
- Iberville Parish5
- Jackson Parish1
- Jefferson Parish2
- Lafayette Parish2
- Lincoln Parish1
- Morehouse Parish2
- Natchitoches Parish1
- Orleans Parish5
- Ouachita Parish6
- Plaquemines Parish1
- Pointe Coupee Parish5
- Rapides Parish2
- Red River Parish1
- St. Bernard Parish3
- St. Charles Parish6
- St. James Parish4
- St. Landry Parish1
- St. Mary Parish5
- Tangipahoa Parish1
- Terrebonne Parish1
- Vernon Parish2
- Washington Parish4
- West Baton Rouge Parish2
- West Feliciana Parish2
Capacity is the nameplate rating of generators that are operating or on standby. Solar capacity is in alternating current (AC). Batteries are counted by power (MW), not by stored energy (MWh).
Frequently asked questions
- How much power plant capacity does Louisiana have?
- Louisiana has 29.4 GW of operating utility-scale capacity as of August 2026.
- What is the largest power plant in Louisiana?
- Nine Mile Point is the largest at 2.4 GW of natural gas capacity.
- Where does Louisiana get its electricity?
- Power plants in Louisiana generated 97.4 TWh in 2023. The mix is shown above. Power also flows between states, so what plants in a state generate is not the same as what its customers use.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M; U.S. EPA eGRID · Data for August 2026