Bayou Cove Peaking Power
Natural gas power plant · Acadia County, Louisiana
Nameplate capacity
416 MW
Rank in Louisiana
#23
of 98 plants
In service since
2002
July 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Bayou Cove, LLC
- County
- Acadia County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.42%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Louisiana
- #18 of 53
- EIA plant code
- 55433
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 104 MW | 72 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 0002 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 104 MW | 72 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 0003 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 104 MW | 72 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 0004 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 104 MW | 73 MW | 2002 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Louisiana
| Waterford 1 & 2 | Natural gas | 487 MW |
| Louisiana 1 | Natural gas | 451 MW |
| Washington Parish Energy Center | Natural gas | 400 MW |
| Calcasieu | Natural gas | 359 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 416 MW solar plant and a 416 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Louisiana power plants · What Louisiana actually generates