74th largest plant in Louisiana · 4868th nationally
Lsu Cogen is a natural gas power plant in Louisiana with a nameplate capacity of 19.6 MW. It generates roughly 45.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,299 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 610 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Lsu Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Lsu And A&m College |
| City | Baton Rouge |
| County | East Baton Rouge County |
| State | Louisiana |
| ZIP | 70803 |
| Coordinates | 30.41056, -91.18139 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 19.6 MW | Standby | 2004 |
| CO₂ | 13.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 38 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 610 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.