79th largest plant in Louisiana · 5982nd nationally
New Roads is a oil power plant in Louisiana with a nameplate capacity of 9.4 MW.
| Plant Name | New Roads |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of New Roads - (La) |
| City | New Roads |
| County | Pointe Coupee County |
| State | Louisiana |
| ZIP | 70760 |
| Coordinates | 30.72611, -91.36833 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.3 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.7 MW | Operating | 1957 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.7 MW | Operating | 1951 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1957 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Operating | 1953 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.