Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Louisiana
37 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Louisiana, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Glen | gas | 2,178 MW | 2018-03-01 | Iberville |
| Michoud | gas | 959 MW | 2016-06-01 | Orleans |
| Big Cajun 2 | coal | 730 MW | — | Pointe Coupee |
| Dolet Hills | coal | 721 MW | 2021-12-01 | DeSoto |
| LaO Energy Systems | gas | 715 MW | 2024-12-01 | Iberville |
| Washington Parish Energy Center | gas | 655 MW | — | Washington |
| Waterford 1 & 2 | gas | 446 MW | 2024-03-01 | St Charles |
| Teche | gas | 426 MW | 2024-06-01 | St Mary |
| Sterlington | gas | 415 MW | 2019-01-01 | Ouachita |
| Nine Mile Point | gas | 351 MW | 2016-11-01 | Jefferson |
| Louis Doc Bonin | gas | 341 MW | 2017-04-01 | Lafayette |
| Little Gypsy | gas | 248 MW | 2015-06-01 | St Charles |
| D G Hunter | gas | 175 MW | 2016-03-01 | Rapides |
| R S Nelson | gas | 163 MW | 2017-01-01 | Calcasieu |
| A B Paterson | gas | 149 MW | 2010-09-01 | Orleans |
| Monroe (LA) | gas | 138 MW | 2011-10-01 | Ouachita |
| Plaquemine Operations | gas | 106 MW | 2002-11-01 | Iberville |
| Morgan City | gas | 70 MW | 2015-06-01 | St Mary |
| Lieberman | gas | 50 MW | 2020-05-01 | Caddo |
| St Francisville Mill | gas | 45 MW | 1999-07-01 | West Feliciana |
| Plaquemine | gas | 44 MW | 2015-06-01 | Iberville |
| Rodemacher | gas | 39 MW | 1997-01-01 | Lafayette |
| Formosa Plastics | gas | 38 MW | 2010-01-01 | East Baton Rouge |
| Atlantic Alumina, Gramercy Operations | gas | 32 MW | 2010-02-01 | St James |
| New Orleans | gas | 31 MW | 2010-06-01 | Orleans |
| PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer LP | gas | 26 MW | 2005-12-01 | Iberville |
| Mansfield Mill | gas | 25 MW | 2019-05-01 | DeSoto |
| Thibodaux | gas | 21 MW | 2002-01-01 | Lafourche |
| Buras | gas | 21 MW | 2018-10-01 | Plaquemines |
| Houma | gas | 20 MW | 2010-12-01 | Terrebonne |
| Dow St Charles Operations | gas | 20 MW | 2009-03-01 | St Charles |
| Plant 31 Paper Mill | gas | 18 MW | 2011-01-01 | Ouachita |
| Franklin (LA) | gas | 10 MW | 2015-10-01 | St Mary |
| Westrock Hodge (LA) | biomass | 8 MW | 2015-10-01 | Jackson |
| Louisiana Tech University Power Plant | gas | 8 MW | 2008-02-01 | Lincoln |
| Enterprise Sugar Factory | biomass | 2 MW | 2024-12-01 | Iberia |
| Agrilectric Power Partners Ltd | biomass | 2 MW | 2007-03-01 | Calcasieu |
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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