International Paper Red River Mill
Other power plant · Natchitoches County, Louisiana
Nameplate capacity
79 MW
Rank in Louisiana
#54
of 98 plants
In service since
2008
December 2008
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Red River Mill Intl Paper Company
- County
- Natchitoches County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.27%
- Rank among other plants in Louisiana
- #4 of 21
- EIA plant code
- 58108
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 T-G | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 79 MW | 55 MW | 2008 | 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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| Shell Chemical | Natural gas | 80 MW |
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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 79 MW solar plant and a 79 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