Summary of Electricity Activity in Louisiana

Summary of Louisiana Generation

Louisiana is ranked #17 out of 51 U.S. states and territories in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

GridInfo.com electricity generation data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Apr 2025.

Companies on File	95
Plants on File	148
Total Generation	7.41G MMBtu
Total Sales	7.36G kWh
Total Revenue	$728.06M

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Overall National Rank

#17 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

100.6 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.1 G MMBtu

Electric Companies in Louisiana

Louisiana
Power Plants

148

Natural Gas Rank

Coal Rank

#29

Nuclear Rank

#16

Hydroelectric Rank

#38

Wind Rank

#51

Solar Rank

#26

Monthly Net Generation for Louisiana

Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

	Sales	Price (Avg)	Revenue
Residential	1.97G kWh	13.46 cents/kWh	$264.61M
Commercial	1.79G kWh	12.01 cents/kWh	$214.69M
Industrial	3.61G kWh	6.89 cents/kWh	$248.68M
Transportation	688.77k kWh	13.40 cents/kWh	$92.29k
Total	7.36G kWh	9.89 cents/kWh	$728.06M

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Apr 2025.

Production by Source

Largest 24 Power Plants in Louisiana

Rank	Plant	Utility	Location	Annual Generation	Initial Operation Date	Last Update	Fuel Types
#7	Acadia Energy Center	Cleco Power LLC	Eunice, Louisiana	5.0 TWh	Jun 2002	Apr 2025	Natural Gas
#16	Big Cajun 2	Louisiana Generating LLC	New Roads, Louisiana	2.1 TWh	Jun 1981	Apr 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 60.0% Natural Gas : 40.0%
#15	Brame Energy Center	Cleco Power LLC	Lena, Louisiana	2.6 TWh	May 1975	Apr 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 59.7% Natural Gas : 33.8% Petroleum Coke : 4.8% Bituminous Coal : 1.7%
#13	Carville Energy LLC	Carville Energy LLC	St Gabriel, Louisiana	3.0 TWh	May 2003	Apr 2025	Natural Gas
#11	Coughlin Power Station	Cleco Power LLC	St Landry, Louisiana	3.9 TWh	Mar 1961	Apr 2025	Natural Gas
#18	Dow St Charles Operations	Dow Chemical Co - St Charles	Taft, Louisiana	1.9 TWh	Nov 1996	Apr 2025	Natural Gas : 99.1% Other Gas : 0.9%
#12	J Lamar Stall Unit	Southwestern Electric Power Co	Shreveport, Louisiana	3.3 TWh	May 2010	Apr 2025	Natural Gas
#4	Lake Charles Power	Entergy Louisiana LLC	West Lake, Louisiana	6.7 TWh	Feb 2020	Apr 2025	Natural Gas
#19	LaO Energy Systems	Dow Chemical Co	Plaquemine, Louisiana	1.8 TWh	May 1958	Dec 2023	Natural Gas : 85.8% Other Gas : 14.2%
#23	Little Gypsy	Entergy Louisiana LLC	La Place, Louisiana	1.2 TWh	Feb 1961	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
#14	Louisiana 1	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	2.8 TWh	Sep 1951	Apr 2025	Natural Gas : 75.3% Other Gas : 24.7%
#1	Nine Mile Point	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Westwego, Louisiana	9.0 TWh	Oct 1955	Mar 2025	Natural Gas
#10	Ouachita	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Sterlington, Louisiana	4.0 TWh	Jul 2002	Apr 2025	Natural Gas
#9	Perryville Power Station	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Sterlington, Louisiana	4.1 TWh	May 2001	Apr 2025	Natural Gas
#6	Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant	Dow Chemical Co	Plaquemine, Louisiana	5.1 TWh	Feb 2004	Apr 2025	Natural Gas : 98.7% Other Gas : 1.3%
#20	PPG Powerhouse C	Westlake 2 US LLC	Lake Charles, Louisiana	1.8 TWh	Jul 1977	Apr 2025	Natural Gas : 99.3% Other Gas : 0.7%
#22	R S Nelson	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Westlake, Louisiana	1.3 TWh	Jan 1959	Mar 2025	Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5%
#3	River Bend	Entergy Louisiana LLC	St. Francisville, Louisiana	7.1 TWh	May 1986	Apr 2025	Nuclear
#17	RS Cogen	Westlake 2 US LLC	Lake Charles, Louisiana	2.1 TWh	Nov 2002	Apr 2025	Natural Gas
#24	Sidney A Murray Jr Hydroelectric	First National Bank-Commerce	Vidalia, Louisiana	885.2 GWh	Apr 1990	Dec 2024	Water
#5	St. Charles Power Station (LA)	Entergy Louisiana LLC	La Place, Louisiana	5.7 TWh	Apr 2019	Apr 2025	Natural Gas
#8	Taft Cogeneration Facility	Occidental Chemical Corporation	Hahnville, Louisiana	4.8 TWh	Jun 2002	Apr 2025	Natural Gas : 98.9% Other Gas : 1.1%
#2	Waterford 3	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Killona, Louisiana	8.1 TWh	Aug 1985	Apr 2025	Nuclear
#21	Westlake Plaquemine	Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC	Plaquemine, Louisiana	1.5 TWh	Apr 1997	Apr 2025	Natural Gas : 97.8% Other Gas : 2.2%

* Data is based on the last 12 months since Apr 2025.

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Electricity Generation by Louisiana Counties

State Rank	County	# Power Plants	Net Generation Past 12 Months	Net Generation from Natural Gas	Net Generation from Solar	Net Generation from Nuclear
#7	Acadia Parish, LA	5	5.2 TWh	5.2 TWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#23	Allen Parish, LA	1	189.4 GWh	0.0 Wh	189.4 GWh	0.0 Wh
#13	Ascension Parish, LA	4	1.7 TWh	1.5 TWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#20	Beauregard Parish, LA	1	402.4 GWh	76.2 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#10	Caddo Parish, LA	4	3.7 TWh	3.7 TWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#2	Calcasieu Parish, LA	12	12.6 TWh	10.8 TWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#15	Concordia Parish, LA	1	885.2 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#16	De Soto Parish, LA	3	760.5 GWh	433.2 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#9	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	7	3.8 TWh	3.2 TWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#8	Evangeline Parish, LA	1	3.9 TWh	3.9 TWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#3	Iberville Parish, LA	9	11.5 TWh	11.1 TWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#18	Jackson Parish, LA	1	466.5 GWh	165.4 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#4	Jefferson Parish, LA	2	9.0 TWh	9.0 TWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#29	Lafayette Parish, LA	4	80.4 GWh	80.4 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#30	Lincoln Parish, LA	2	42.3 GWh	42.3 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#17	Morehouse Parish, LA	5	541.5 GWh	0.0 Wh	541.5 GWh	0.0 Wh
#21	Natchitoches Parish, LA	2	370.6 GWh	48.9 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#24	Orleans Parish, LA	8	188.7 GWh	160.2 GWh	28.5 GWh	0.0 Wh
#5	Ouachita Parish, LA	7	8.6 TWh	8.4 TWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#27	Plaquemines Parish, LA	3	99.2 GWh	99.2 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#11	Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	5	2.8 TWh	1.0 TWh	475.5 GWh	0.0 Wh
#12	Rapides Parish, LA	4	2.7 TWh	952.7 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#26	Red River Parish, LA	1	101.8 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#32	St. Bernard Parish, LA	4	8.3 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#1	St. Charles Parish, LA	6	21.9 TWh	13.8 TWh	0.0 Wh	8.1 TWh
#22	St. James Parish, LA	5	276.8 GWh	251.5 GWh	45.4 GWh	0.0 Wh
#28	St. Landry Parish, LA	2	96.9 GWh	0.0 Wh	96.9 GWh	0.0 Wh
#19	St. Mary Parish, LA	8	432.0 GWh	165.5 GWh	0.0 Wh	0.0 Wh
#31	Tangipahoa Parish, LA	1	28.3 GWh	0.0 Wh	28.3 GWh	0.0 Wh
#14	Washington Parish, LA	4	891.2 GWh	347.8 GWh	157.0 GWh	0.0 Wh
#25	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	2	155.0 GWh	43.4 GWh	111.6 GWh	0.0 Wh
#6	West Feliciana Parish, LA	2	7.2 TWh	45.7 GWh	0.0 Wh	7.1 TWh

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Apr 2025.

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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Louisiana

City	Net Generation	# Power Plants
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	3.8 TWh	4
Boyce, Louisiana	2.6 TWh	1
Bunkie, Louisiana	3.9 TWh	1
Eunice, Louisiana	5.0 TWh	2
Gonzales, Louisiana	1.7 TWh	3
Hahnville, Louisiana	4.8 TWh	1
Killona, Louisiana	8.3 TWh	2
Lake Charles, Louisiana	4.0 TWh	5
Mansfield, Louisiana	760.5 GWh	1
Montz, Louisiana	6.9 TWh	2
New Roads, Louisiana	2.6 TWh	2
Plaquemine, Louisiana	8.4 TWh	3
Shreveport, Louisiana	3.5 TWh	2
St. Francisville, Louisiana	7.2 TWh	2
St. Gabriel, Louisiana	3.0 TWh	1
Sterlington, Louisiana	8.1 TWh	2
Taft, Louisiana	1.9 TWh	1
Vidalia, Louisiana	885.2 GWh	1
Westlake, Louisiana	8.2 TWh	3
Westwego, Louisiana	9.0 TWh	1

* Data is based on the last 12 months since Apr 2025.

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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National Rank	State	Net Generation	# Power Plants
#6	Alabama	144.2 TWh	115
#26	Arkansas	62.2 TWh	150
#2	Florida	267.7 TWh	437
#8	Georgia	141.5 TWh	339
#5	Illinois	187.2 TWh	616
#16	Indiana	101.9 TWh	281
#20	Iowa	72.7 TWh	353
#27	Kansas	60.7 TWh	220
#23	Kentucky	70.0 TWh	98
#19	Mississippi	75.5 TWh	103
#22	Missouri	70.9 TWh	184
#38	Nebraska	37.5 TWh	153
#36	New Mexico	38.3 TWh	189
#9	North Carolina	136.0 TWh	1,129
#7	Ohio	143.3 TWh	309
#18	Oklahoma	93.3 TWh	179
#15	South Carolina	103.7 TWh	304
#21	Tennessee	71.9 TWh	137
#1	Texas	576.6 TWh	1,480
#31	West Virginia	51.8 TWh	66

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Apr 2025