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Other power plant · Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana
Nameplate capacity
9.4 MW
Rank in Louisiana
#83
of 98 plants
In service since
1951
June 1951
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Louisiana Energy & Power Authority
- County
- Pointe Coupee County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Louisiana
- #17 of 21
- EIA plant code
- 1453
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.3 MW | 1.8 MW | 1965 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.5 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.7 MW | 1.2 MW | 1957 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.7 MW | 1.2 MW | 1951 | Operating |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 0.7 MW | 1957 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 1953 | 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
| St Francisville Mill | Other | 13 MW |
| Agrilectric Power Partners Ltd | Other | 12 MW |
| Grand Isle Gas Plant / Treating Station | Natural gas | 9.0 MW |
| Rayne | Other | 8.2 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 9.4 MW solar plant and a 9.4 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