New Orleans Power — Orleans, LA — Operational Power Plant
Total Capacity
131.6 MW
Technology
Gas
7 generators
First Unit Online
May 1, 2020
New Orleans Power is a gas power plant in Orleans County, LA with 7 generating units totaling 131.6 MW of nameplate capacity. It is operated by Entergy New Orleans, LLC. Its first unit came online in 2020.
About this plant
The New Orleans Power Station is a natural gas–fired electrical power plant in New Orleans. It is operated by Entergy New Orleans and regulated by the New Orleans City Council. It is located at the foot of the Paris Road Bridge in the New Orleans East neighborhood. The plant's reciprocating engine units have a total capacity of 128 megawatts (172,000 hp).
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #855 in the U.S. by capacity
- #28 in LA by capacity
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Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
Generators (7)
7 generators
7 operational generators totaling 131.6 MW · online 2020
Plant Information
| Plant ID | 60928 |
| Plant Name | New Orleans Power |
| Operator | Entergy New Orleans, LLC |
| Sector | Electric Utility |
| Balancing Authority | MISO |
| Power Market | |
| County | Orleans |
| State | Louisiana (all interconnection requests in Louisiana) |
| Status | Operational |
| Generation Type(s) | Gas |
| Total Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 131.6 |
| Total Summer Capacity (MW) | 131.6 |
| Total Winter Capacity (MW) | 131.6 |
| Generating Units | 7 |
| Operational Units | 7 |
| Planned Units | 0 |
U.S. county map showing Orleans, LA
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