Coughlin Power Station
Evangeline County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 1396 · Operator: Cleco Power LLC
Nameplate923MWSummer 727 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation3,589GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor56%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,822Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1961Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,216.1 | 18.1% | 7,612 |
| 2004 | 855.9 | 13.0% | 7,936 |
| 2005 | 1,160 | 17.8% | 7,920 |
| 2006 | 2,471.1 | 38.0% | 7,783 |
| 2007 | 1,748.8 | 27.1% | 7,764 |
| 2008 | 2,019.7 | 31.4% | 7,825 |
| 2009 | 2,083.5 | 32.5% | 7,723 |
| 2010 | 740.4 | 11.6% | 7,911 |
| 2011 | 224.9 | 3.5% | 8,026 |
| 2012 | 1,434.8 | 22.3% | 7,872 |
| 2013 | 962.3 | 15.0% | 7,802 |
| 2014 | 1,635.4 | 25.3% | 7,677 |
| 2015 | 3,045.8 | 48.1% | 7,635 |
| 2016 | 2,850.1 | 44.6% | 7,566 |
| 2017 | 2,347.4 | 36.6% | 7,669 |
| 2018 | 3,008.1 | 47.1% | 7,586 |
| 2019 | 3,723.2 | 57.6% | 7,814 |
| 2020 | 3,759.8 | 59.3% | 7,572 |
| 2021 | 2,618.8 | 40.6% | 7,689 |
| 2022 | 3,871.1 | 59.8% | 7,680 |
| 2023 | 3,818.4 | 59.8% | 7,749 |
| 2024 | 4,344.9 | 67.4% | 7,695 |
| 2025 | 3,292 | 51.7% | 7,772 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 113.6 | 103.8 | Apr 1961 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 243.1 | 184.5 | Feb 1966 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| U6CT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 188.7 | 144.2 | Jun 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| U72 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 188.7 | 146.3 | Jun 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| U7CT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 188.7 | 148.2 | Jun 2000 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cleco Power LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cleco Power LLC | 100.0% | 923 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Prairie Ronde Solar Farm | 135 MW | 27.4 km |
| Overton Hydroelectric Project | — | 38.2 km |
| Acadia Energy Center | 1,389 MW | 48.4 km |
| Eunice LA Plant | 5 MW | 49.8 km |
| SR Sunset | — | 50.2 km |
| Mowata Solar | — | 52.1 km |