Big Cajun 1

OperatingNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #16 of 52 Natural Gas plants in LA#487 of 2009 nationally

492.8 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (266 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (227 MW) operating in Pointe Coupee, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

492.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

4

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine

1972

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

30.6724, -91.3544

County

Pointe Coupee, LA

Nearby Plants

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Solar300 MW · 3.6 km
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New Roads
Distillate Oil9.4 MW · 6.1 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Louisiana Generating LLC	Louisiana Generating	—
Owner(s)	Louisiana Generating LLC	Big Pelican	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Big Cajun 1 is a 492.8 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana. The plant, which began operating in 1972, consists of four generators utilizing both natural gas-fired combustion turbine and natural gas steam turbine technologies. It is owned by Big Pelican and operated by Louisiana Generating LLC. Big Cajun 1 is a hybrid plant and is ranked 17th out of 32 power plants in Louisiana and 492nd out of 945 plants nationally.

The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the latest year for which data is available, Big Cajun 1 generated 151,045 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 3.5%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $7 per MWh, as reported to FERC.

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