Little GypsyRetirement planned
St. Charles County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 1402 · Operator: Entergy Louisiana LLC
Nameplate1,003MWSummer 917 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation1,165GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor15%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,779Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1966Runs as peaking
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,968.7 | 28.4% | 11,187 |
| 2002 | 2,358.1 | 22.4% | 10,317 |
| 2003 | 1,333.3 | 12.6% | 12,305 |
| 2004 | 1,338.8 | 12.7% | 12,396 |
| 2005 | 1,875.5 | 17.9% | 12,107 |
| 2006 | 975.7 | 9.3% | 12,899 |
| 2007 | 1,294.9 | 12.3% | 12,536 |
| 2008 | 2,015.9 | 19.5% | 11,973 |
| 2009 | 2,165.4 | 21.0% | 12,125 |
| 2010 | 1,765.3 | 17.2% | 13,109 |
| 2011 | 1,797.3 | 17.5% | 12,367 |
| 2012 | 1,887.2 | 18.5% | 12,038 |
| 2013 | 1,456 | 14.2% | 12,916 |
| 2014 | 1,423.8 | 14.0% | 11,861 |
| 2015 | 1,765.9 | 19.7% | 10,901 |
| 2016 | 2,511.4 | 30.7% | 11,050 |
| 2017 | 2,146.2 | 26.5% | 11,216 |
| 2018 | 1,618.2 | 19.6% | 11,616 |
| 2019 | 2,708.9 | 33.2% | 10,936 |
| 2020 | 1,641.9 | 20.2% | 11,045 |
| 2021 | 604.4 | 7.4% | 12,641 |
| 2022 | 837.2 | 11.0% | 11,848 |
| 2023 | 576 | 7.2% | 11,411 |
| 2024 | 1,267.3 | 16.0% | 11,438 |
| 2025 | 772 | 9.6% | 12,111 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 420.7 | 403.8 | Apr 1966 | Operating · retirement planned | Jun 2029 | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 582.2 | 512.7 | Mar 1969 | Operating · retirement planned | Jun 2029 | coming soon |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 247.7 | 227.9 | Mar 1961 | Retired Jun 2015 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Entergy Louisiana LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | 100.0% | 1,003 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| St. Charles Power Station (LA) | 1,000 MW | 0.6 km |
| Waterford 3 | 1,200 MW | 1.4 km |
| Waterford 1 & 2 | 487 MW | 1.6 km |
| Taft Cogeneration Facility | 894 MW | 1.8 km |
| Dow St Charles Operations | 324 MW | 2.9 km |
| Waterford 6 | — | 2.9 km |