Louisiana 1
Natural gas power plant · East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Entergy Louisiana LLC
- County
- East Baton Rouge County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 1.54%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Louisiana
- #17 of 53
- EIA plant code
- 1391
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 173 MW | 154 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| 4A | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 129 MW | 100 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| 3A | Other Gases | 63 MW | 55 MW | 1954 | Operating |
| 2A | Other Gases | 63 MW | 55 MW | 1954 | Operating |
| 1A | Other Gases | 23 MW | 18 MW | 1951 | 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
| Big Cajun 1 | Natural gas | 493 MW |
| Waterford 1 & 2 | Natural gas | 487 MW |
| Bayou Cove Peaking Power | Natural gas | 416 MW |
| Washington Parish Energy Center | Natural gas | 400 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 451 MW solar plant and a 451 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