40th largest plant in Louisiana · 2087th nationally
New Orleans Power is a natural gas power plant in Louisiana with a nameplate capacity of 132 MW. It generates roughly 181.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 17,297 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 16% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2055 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | New Orleans Power |
|---|---|
| Operator | Entergy New Orleans, Llc |
| City | New Orleans |
| County | Orleans County |
| State | Louisiana |
| ZIP | 70129 |
| Coordinates | 30.00810, -89.93720 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICE1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| RICE2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| RICE3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| RICE4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| RICE5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| RICE6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| RICE7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| CO₂ | 186.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 4.3k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2055 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.