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Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 1453 · Operator: Louisiana Energy & Power Authority
Nameplate9MWSummer 7 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1951Runs as rarely runs
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), primary-fuel 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 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,877 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,715 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 11,115 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,411 |
| 2007 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 11,545 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | 0.5% | 13,788 |
| 2009 | 1.1 | 1.7% | 12,660 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 12,738 |
| 2011 | 0.5 | 0.9% | 13,108 |
| 2012 | 0.3 | 0.5% | 13,442 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | 15,818 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 14,557 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 12,294 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | 17,500 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,329 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | 16,200 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.3 | 1.8 | Jun 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jun 1953 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 0.7 | Jun 1957 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.7 | 1.2 | Jun 1957 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.7 | 1.2 | Jun 1951 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.5 | Jun 1971 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Louisiana Energy & Power Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Louisiana Energy & Power Authority | 100.0% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Big Cajun 2 | 1,903 MW | 0.1 km |
| Pointe Coupee Power Station | — | 1.7 km |
| St Francisville Mill | 13 MW | 4.6 km |
| River Bend | 1,036 MW | 4.8 km |
| Big Cajun 1 | 493 MW | 5.9 km |
| Oxbow Solar 1 | 300 MW | 6.9 km |