Power Plants in Orleans County, Louisiana

Orleans County, Louisiana has 8 power plants totaling 157 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants8operating sites
Capacity156 MWnameplate
Generation222.0k MWhannual
CO₂186.6kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 84%Solar 16%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
New Orleans PowerNew OrleansNatural Gas132 MWEntergy New Orleans, Llc
New Orleans Solar StationNew OrleansSolar20.0 MWEntergy New Orleans, Llc
Tci AlvarNew OrleansSolar1.9 MWEntergy New Orleans, Llc
Eno Paterson SolarNew OrleansSolar1.6 MWEntergy New Orleans, Llc
Tci FranceNew OrleansSolar1.5 MWEntergy New Orleans, Llc
A B PatersonNew OrleansNatural Gas— MWEntergy New Orleans, Llc
MichoudNew OrleansNatural Gas— MWEntergy New Orleans, Llc
New OrleansNew OrleansNatural Gas— MWAir Products & Chemicals Inc

About power generation in Orleans County

Orleans County, Louisiana has 8 power plants totaling 157 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 84% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (16%). The largest facility is New Orleans Power at 131 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Orleans County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.