4th largest plant in Louisiana · 166th nationally
R S Nelson is a natural gas power plant in Louisiana with a nameplate capacity of 1,434 MW.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,434 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | R S Nelson |
|---|---|
| Operator | Entergy Louisiana Llc |
| City | Westlake |
| County | Calcasieu County |
| State | Louisiana |
| ZIP | 70669 |
| Coordinates | 30.28440, -93.29110 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 615 MW | Operating | 1982 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 592 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 163 MW | Retired | 1960 |
| 1 | Petroleum Coke | PC | 114 MW | Operating | 1959 |
| 2 | Petroleum Coke | PC | 114 MW | Operating | 1959 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citgo Petroleum Corp | Lake Charles, LA | 4950.0% |
| Conoco Inc & Bp Amoco | Houston, TX | 3610.0% |
| Entergy Texas Inc. | The Woodlands, TX | 2975.0% |
| Entergy Louisiana Llc | Jefferson, LA | 1408.3% |
| Sasol North American Inc | Houston, TX | 1340.0% |
| Eam Nelson Holding Llc | The Woodlands, TX | 1090.0% |
| Sam Rayburn G&t Elec Coop Inc | Nacogdoches, TX | 1000.0% |
| East Texas Electric Coop, Inc | Nacogdoches, TX | 910.0% |
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.