Houma

🔥 Natural GasElectric Utility78 MW capacity

Capacity79 MWnameplate

Annual Generation—EPA eGRID

Capacity Factor—

Annual CO₂—metric tons

Location

Plant Name	Houma
Operator	Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't
City	Houma
County	Terrebonne County
State	Louisiana
ZIP	70360
Coordinates	29.58060, -90.72250

Generators (10)

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

Monthly generation (2024)

Sum of all reported generator net generation per month from EIA Form 923.

Grid context

NERC Region	SERC
Balancing Authority	Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

What this means

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.