Home › Louisiana › Largest Power Plants in Louisiana Largest Power Plants in Louisiana Louisiana has 128 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 30,012 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.
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# Plant State Fuel Capacity 1 Nine Mile Point Louisiana Natural Gas 2,440 MW 2 Big Cajun 2 Louisiana Coal 1,903 MW 3 Brame Energy Center Louisiana Coal 1,707 MW 4 R S Nelson Louisiana Natural Gas 1,434 MW 5 Acadia Energy Center Louisiana Natural Gas 1,389 MW 6 Waterford 3 Louisiana Nuclear 1,200 MW 7 River Bend Louisiana Nuclear 1,036 MW 8 Little Gypsy Louisiana Natural Gas 1,003 MW 9 St. Charles Power Station (La) Louisiana Natural Gas 1,000 MW 10 Lake Charles Power Louisiana Natural Gas 1,000 MW 11 Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant Louisiana Natural Gas 987 MW 12 Waterford 1 & 2 Louisiana Natural Gas 932 MW 13 Coughlin Power Station Louisiana Natural Gas 923 MW 14 Ouachita Louisiana Natural Gas 904 MW 15 Taft Cogeneration Facility Louisiana Natural Gas 894 MW 16 Perryville Power Station Louisiana Natural Gas 824 MW 17 Arsenal Hill Louisiana Natural Gas 749 MW 18 J Lamar Stall Unit Louisiana Natural Gas 624 MW 19 Carville Energy Llc Louisiana Natural Gas 555 MW 20 Rs Cogen Louisiana Natural Gas 493 MW 21 Big Cajun 1 Louisiana Natural Gas 493 MW 22 Lao Energy Systems Louisiana Natural Gas 465 MW 23 Louisiana 1 Louisiana Other Fossil 451 MW 24 Bayou Cove Peaking Power Louisiana Natural Gas 416 MW 25 Washington Parish Energy Center Louisiana Natural Gas 400 MW 26 Teche Louisiana Natural Gas 391 MW 27 Calcasieu Louisiana Natural Gas 359 MW 28 Ppg Powerhouse C Louisiana Natural Gas 358 MW 29 Dow St Charles Operations Louisiana Natural Gas 324 MW 30 Westlake Plaquemine Louisiana Natural Gas 306 MW 31 Oxbow Solar 1 Louisiana Solar 300 MW 32 Lieberman Louisiana Natural Gas 228 MW 33 Oak Ridge Solar Louisiana Solar 200 MW 34 Sidney A Murray Jr Hydroelectric Louisiana Hydroelectric 192 MW 35 Louisiana 2 Louisiana Natural Gas 175 MW 36 Mansfield Mill Louisiana Natural Gas 172 MW 37 Ppg Riverside Louisiana Other Fossil 162 MW 38 Elizabeth Solar Plant Louisiana Solar 143 MW 39 Prairie Ronde Solar Farm Louisiana Solar 135 MW 40 New Orleans Power Louisiana Natural Gas 132 MW 41 Formosa Plastics Louisiana Natural Gas 101 MW 42 T J Labbe Electric Generating Louisiana Natural Gas 101 MW 43 Hargis-Hebert Electric Generating Louisiana Natural Gas 101 MW 44 Gaylord Container Bogalusa Louisiana Biomass 100 MW 45 Bayou Galion Solar Project Louisiana Solar 98 MW 46 Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Turbine Generator Louisiana Natural Gas 85 MW 47 Atlantic Alumina, Gramercy Operations Louisiana Natural Gas 85 MW 48 Plant 31 Paper Mill Louisiana Biomass 84 MW 49 Geismar Louisiana Natural Gas 84 MW 50 Geismar Cogen Louisiana Natural Gas 84 MW
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