This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Louisiana, sorted by type and name. In 2024, Louisiana had a total summer capacity of 24.7 GW across all of its power plants and a net generation of 99,622 GWh. In 2025, Louisiana’s energy mix was 66.1% natural gas, 20.9% nuclear, 7.6% coal, 3.3% solar, 1.1% hydroelectric, 0.6% petroleum, 0.1% biomass, and 0.3% other.

Nuclear power plants Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Operator Yearopened River Bend Nuclear Generating Station St. Francisville 974 Entergy Louisiana 1986 Waterford Nuclear Generating Station Killona 1,152 Entergy Louisiana 1985

Fossil-fuel power plants

Coal Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Operator Yearopened Big Cajun II New Roads 1,277 Cleco and Entergy 1981 R. S. Nelson Westlake 615 Entergy 1982

Natural gas Name Location Capacity(MW) Operator Yearopened Acadia Power Station Eunice 1,064 Cleco and Entergy 2002 Bayou Cove Peaking Plant Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana 175 Entergy 2002 Perryville Power Station Sterlington, Louisiana 638 Entergy 2002 Nine Mile Point Station Westwego 1,575 Entergy 1971, 1973, 2014 J. Wayne Leonard Power Station Montz, Louisiana 980 Entergy 2019 New Orleans Power Station New Orleans 128 Entergy 2020

Petroleum Name Location Capacity(MW) Operator Yearopened Notes Harvey Station Harvey, Louisiana 72 Entergy 1964 Louisiana 1 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 428 Entergy 1951 75% natural gas and 25% petroleum

Renewable power plants

Biomass Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Fueltype Operator Yearopened Drax Morehouse BioEnergy Bastrop, Louisiana 65 Wood pellets Drax Group 2015 Alexandria Biomass Alexandria, Louisiana 23 Wood/wood waste Procter & Gamble 2014

Solar

Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Yearopened Iris Solar Facility Washington Parish, Louisiana 80 2020 Bayou Galion Solar Project Morehouse Parish, Louisiana 98 2023

Hydroelectric Name Location Coordinates Capacity(MW) Yearopened Sidney A. Murray Jr. Hydroelectric Station Concordia Parish, Louisiana 192 1990

Decommissioned power plants Dolet Hills Power Station (coal) - 2021 Market Street Power Plant (coal) - 1973

See also

List of power stations in the United States List of power stations operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority

References