D G Hunter
Natural gas power plant · Rapides County, Louisiana
Nameplate capacity
65 MW
Rank in Louisiana
#59
of 98 plants
In service since
2016
March 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Alexandria - (LA)
- County
- Rapides County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 0.22%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Louisiana
- #41 of 53
- EIA plant code
- 6558
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.6 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.6 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.6 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.6 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.6 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.6 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 8.6 MW | 2016 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 65 MW solar plant and a 65 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