Waterford 1 & 2
St. Charles County, Louisiana · EIA plant ID 8056 · Operator: Entergy Louisiana LLC
×446 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Mar 2024)
Nameplate487MWSummer 449 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation339GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor9%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate12,114Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1975Runs as peaking
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 | 1,883.4 | — | — |
| 2002 | 1,473.5 | — | — |
| 2003 | 1,502.5 | 20.9% | 12,155 |
| 2004 | 1,950.2 | 27.0% | 10,994 |
| 2005 | 1,563.8 | 21.7% | 11,741 |
| 2006 | 371.6 | 5.3% | 14,989 |
| 2007 | 545 | 7.6% | 15,250 |
| 2008 | 547.5 | 7.6% | 15,011 |
| 2009 | 546.2 | 7.6% | 15,271 |
| 2010 | 972.1 | 13.0% | 13,071 |
| 2011 | 1,036.3 | 13.9% | 13,559 |
| 2012 | 716 | 18.4% | 13,009 |
| 2013 | 963.6 | 12.9% | 12,729 |
| 2014 | 1,232.6 | 17.0% | 11,787 |
| 2015 | 1,341.1 | 18.9% | 11,013 |
| 2016 | 843.9 | 11.2% | 11,269 |
| 2017 | 829.2 | 11.2% | 11,575 |
| 2018 | 1,613.7 | 21.1% | 10,974 |
| 2019 | 673 | 8.9% | 10,743 |
| 2020 | 133.4 | 1.8% | 10,898 |
| 2021 | 257.7 | 3.4% | 11,608 |
| 2022 | 371.4 | 4.9% | 10,877 |
| 2023 | 239.7 | 3.2% | 11,331 |
| 2024 | 318.7 | 7.0% | 10,994 |
| 2025 | 339 | 8.6% | 12,114 |
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 | 445.5 | 417.3 | Oct 1975 | Operating · retirement planned | Jun 2028 | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 41 | 32.1 | Sep 2009 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 445.5 | 409.5 | Jul 1975 | Retired Mar 2024 | — | 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% | 487 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Waterford 3 | 1,200 MW | 0.6 km |
| Waterford 5 | — | 1.4 km |
| Waterford 6 | — | 1.4 km |
| Little Gypsy | 1,003 MW | 1.6 km |
| St. Charles Power Station (LA) | 1,000 MW | 2 km |
| Taft Cogeneration Facility | 894 MW | 2 km |