Louisiana
power plants.
Louisiana has 80 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 29.2 GW of tracked capacity. Its generating fleet leans on natural gas — 68.5% of tracked capacity, with coal second at 19.7%. The largest plant we track is Nine Mile Point (2,440 MW, online since 1983).
Louisiana electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel. Each links to its global page.
Largest plants in Louisiana
Frequently asked questions
Where does Louisiana get its electricity?
Across the 80 plants we track in Louisiana, capacity is led by natural gas at 68.5%, then coal at 19.7%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public data, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in Louisiana?
The largest plant in our Louisiana catalog is Nine Mile Point, a natural gas facility with 2,440 MW (commissioned 1983).
How many power plants are in Louisiana?
Our catalog tracks 80 power plants in Louisiana totalling 29.2 GW, built from EIA, WRI and OpenStreetMap. The true total including the smallest installations is higher.