Morgan City is a natural gas power plant in Louisiana.
| Plant Name | Morgan City |
|---|---|
| Operator | Louisiana Energy & Power Authority |
| City | Morgan City |
| County | St Mary County |
| State | Louisiana |
| ZIP | 70380 |
| Coordinates | 29.69144, -91.18849 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 37.5 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 20.8 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 6.0 MW | Retired | 1963 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 6.0 MW | Retired | 1963 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan City - (La) | Morgan City, LA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| 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.