NRG Sterlington PowerRetired
Ouachita County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 55099 · Operator: NRG Sterlington Power LLC
×209 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2020)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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 | 3.4 | 0.3% | 19,512 |
| 2002 | 5.4 | 0.4% | 18,581 |
| 2003 | 0.2 | 0.0% | 16,758 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 14,369 |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 0.0% | 21,740 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 0.0% | 20,760 |
| 2011 | 0.3 | 0.0% | 19,896 |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 0.0% | 18,412 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.0% | 16,388 |
| 2014 | 4.4 | 0.3% | 17,322 |
| 2015 | 3.5 | 0.2% | 19,865 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 0.1% | 17,961 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 0.1% | 20,032 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 0.1% | 18,197 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 0.2% | 18,501 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0.1% | 19,407 |
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 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 25 | 24 | Jun 2000 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 10 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 16 | 16 | Jul 2000 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 25 | 22 | Jun 2000 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 25 | 22 | Jan 2001 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 25 | 23 | Jan 2001 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 21.8 | 18 | Jun 2001 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 28.7 | 16 | Jun 2001 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 25 | 19 | Jun 2000 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 17 | 16 | Aug 2000 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: NRG Sterlington Power LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sterlington Solar | 49 MW | 1.4 km |
| Sterlington | 59 MW | 1.8 km |
| Ouachita | 904 MW | 2.3 km |
| Perryville Power Station | 824 MW | 5.9 km |
| SR South Bastrop | — | 17.2 km |
| SR North Bastrop | — | 21.4 km |