Port Allen (LA)
West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 50389 · Operator: Placid Refining Co LLC
Nameplate8MWSummer 7 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation50GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor81%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1990Runs as baseload
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 | 58.6 | 98.3% | 8,345 |
| 2002 | 59.8 | 103.4% | 7,843 |
| 2003 | 56.3 | 96.0% | 9,614 |
| 2004 | 56.7 | 93.5% | 6,413 |
| 2005 | 54.5 | 116.1% | 6,413 |
| 2006 | 57.3 | 100.3% | 6,413 |
| 2007 | 54.1 | 102.9% | 6,285 |
| 2008 | 40.3 | 76.5% | 6,413 |
| 2009 | 53.2 | 99.6% | 6,285 |
| 2010 | 50.3 | 110.4% | 6,285 |
| 2011 | 50.9 | 100.1% | 6,285 |
| 2012 | 49.9 | 99.6% | 6,413 |
| 2013 | 48.4 | 78.8% | 6,285 |
| 2014 | 42.6 | 69.5% | 6,413 |
| 2015 | 51.6 | 84.1% | 6,285 |
| 2016 | 49 | 79.8% | — |
| 2017 | 49.5 | 80.8% | — |
| 2018 | 51.3 | 83.6% | — |
| 2019 | 53.8 | 87.7% | — |
| 2020 | 50.8 | 82.7% | — |
| 2021 | 41.1 | 67.0% | — |
| 2022 | 32.4 | 52.9% | — |
| 2023 | 48.6 | 79.3% | — |
| 2024 | 43.4 | 70.6% | — |
| 2025 | 49.8 | 81.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 3.8 | 3.5 | May 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 3.8 | 3.5 | May 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Placid Refining Co LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Placid Refining Co LLC | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Turbine Generator | 85 MW | 2.7 km |
| Louisiana 1 | 451 MW | 2.9 km |
| Louisiana 2 | 175 MW | 2.9 km |
| Formosa Plastics | 101 MW | 3.4 km |
| LSU Cogen | 20 MW | 7.9 km |
| LA3 West Baton Rouge Solar Facility | 50 MW | 11.7 km |