52nd largest plant in Louisiana · 2896th nationally
Houma is a natural gas power plant in Louisiana with a nameplate capacity of 78.9 MW.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (78.9 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Houma |
|---|---|
| Operator | Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't |
| City | Houma |
| County | Terrebonne County |
| State | Louisiana |
| ZIP | 70360 |
| Coordinates | 29.58060, -90.72250 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 40.8 MW | Out of Service | 1977 |
| 15 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.5 MW | Out of Service | 1972 |
| 14 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 12.6 MW | Out of Service | 1967 |
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.5 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.5 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.5 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.7 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| 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.