Power Plants in St Charles County, Louisiana

St Charles County, Louisiana has 6 power plants totaling 5,353 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants6operating sites
Capacity5,352 MWnameplate
Generation21.5M MWhannual
CO₂5.7Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 78%Nuclear 22%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Waterford 3KillonaNuclear1,200 MWEntergy Louisiana Llc
Little GypsyLa PlaceNatural Gas1,003 MWEntergy Louisiana Llc
St. Charles Power Station (La)La PlaceNatural Gas1,000 MWEntergy Louisiana Llc
Waterford 1 & 2KillonaNatural Gas932 MWEntergy Louisiana Llc
Taft Cogeneration FacilityHahnvilleNatural Gas894 MWOccidental Chemical Corporation
Dow St Charles OperationsTaftNatural Gas324 MWDow Chemical Co - St Charles

About power generation in St Charles County

St Charles County, Louisiana has 6 power plants totaling 5,353 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 78% of installed capacity, followed by Nuclear (22%). The largest facility is Waterford 3 at 1,199 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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