24th largest plant in Louisiana · 828th nationally
Bayou Cove Peaking Power is a natural gas power plant in Louisiana with a nameplate capacity of 416 MW. It generates roughly 154.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 14,753 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1482 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bayou Cove Peaking Power |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bayou Cove, Llc |
| City | Jennings |
| County | Acadia County |
| State | Louisiana |
| ZIP | 70546 |
| Coordinates | 30.28250, -92.59970 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 104 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 0002 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 104 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 0003 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 104 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 0004 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 104 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Alexandria - (La) | Alexandria, LA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 114.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 40 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1482 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.