Perryville Power Station
Ouachita County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 55620 · Operator: Entergy Louisiana LLC
Nameplate824MWSummer 728 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation3,299GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor56%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,038Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2001Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40.8 | — | — |
| 2002 | 931 | — | — |
| 2003 | 837 | 13.3% | 7,369 |
| 2004 | 1,748.2 | 27.7% | 7,402 |
| 2005 | 2,105.2 | 33.5% | 7,409 |
| 2006 | 2,083.3 | 34.4% | 7,379 |
| 2007 | 2,450.9 | 40.5% | 7,526 |
| 2008 | 2,210.9 | 36.4% | 7,309 |
| 2009 | 1,628.4 | 26.9% | 7,407 |
| 2010 | 1,905.1 | 31.5% | 7,286 |
| 2011 | 1,928.2 | 31.9% | 7,421 |
| 2012 | 2,486.5 | 41.0% | 7,243 |
| 2013 | 1,641.8 | 27.5% | 7,344 |
| 2014 | 3,421.2 | 56.9% | 7,145 |
| 2015 | 3,424.7 | 55.8% | 7,148 |
| 2016 | 2,812.7 | 46.4% | 7,207 |
| 2017 | 1,763.4 | 29.3% | 7,932 |
| 2018 | 3,827.5 | 64.3% | 7,230 |
| 2019 | 2,795.5 | 47.1% | 7,495 |
| 2020 | 3,219.4 | 54.2% | 7,169 |
| 2021 | 2,297.8 | 38.8% | 7,015 |
| 2022 | 2,724.3 | 42.6% | 7,049 |
| 2023 | 4,217.2 | 66.4% | 6,879 |
| 2024 | 3,812.9 | 59.8% | 6,917 |
| 2025 | 3,790.7 | 59.5% | 7,093 |
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-CT | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 186.2 | 152.7 | Jun 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CT-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 198.9 | — | Jun 2002 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CT-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 198.9 | — | Jul 2002 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ST-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 240.1 | 574.8 | Jul 2002 | Operating | — | 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% | 824 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sterlington Solar | 49 MW | 4.5 km |
| Ouachita | 904 MW | 5 km |
| NRG Sterlington Power | retired | 5.9 km |
| Sterlington | 59 MW | 5.9 km |
| SR South Bastrop | — | 11.9 km |
| SR North Bastrop | — | 16.9 km |