New Orleans Power
Natural gas power plant · Orleans County, Louisiana
Nameplate capacity
132 MW
Rank in Louisiana
#38
of 98 plants
In service since
2020
May 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Entergy New Orleans, LLC
- County
- Orleans County
- Generating units
- 7
- Share of state capacity
- 0.45%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Louisiana
- #27 of 53
- EIA plant code
- 60928
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICE1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| RICE2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| RICE3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| RICE4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| RICE5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| RICE6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| RICE7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 19 MW | 19 MW | 2020 | 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
| Elizabeth Solar Plant | Solar | 143 MW |
| Prairie Ronde Solar Farm | Solar | 135 MW |
| Arsenal Hill | Natural gas | 125 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 132 MW solar plant and a 132 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