Port Allen (LA)
Natural gas power plant · West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Placid Refining Co LLC
- County
- West Baton Rouge County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Louisiana
- #49 of 53
- EIA plant code
- 50389
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.8 MW | 3.5 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.8 MW | 3.5 MW | 1990 | 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
| Grand Isle Gas Plant / Treating Station | Natural gas | 9.0 MW |
| Rayne | Other | 8.2 MW |
| Louisiana Tech University Power Plant | Natural gas | 7.5 MW |
| Louisiana Sugar Refining | Natural gas | 6.7 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 7.6 MW solar plant and a 7.6 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