Perryville Power Station

OperatingNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #11 of 52 Natural Gas plants in LA#230 of 2009 nationally

824.1 MW Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle (638 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (186 MW) operating in Ouachita, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

824.1 MW

Nameplate Capacity

4

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

2001

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

32.6908, -92.0183

County

Ouachita, LA

Nearby Plants

Sterlington Solar
Solar49 MW · 4.5 km
Ouachita
Natural Gas903.9 MW · 5.0 km
Sterlington
Natural Gas59.3 MW · 5.9 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Entergy Louisiana	—
Owner(s)	Entergy Louisiana LLC	Entergy	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Perryville Power Station is an 824.1 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Ouachita County, Louisiana. The plant, which began operating in 2001, is owned by Entergy and operated by Entergy Louisiana LLC. It consists of four generators utilizing both natural gas-fired combined cycle and natural gas-fired combustion turbine technologies, making it a hybrid plant. Perryville is connected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and resides within the SERC NERC region. The plant ranks as the 12th largest in Louisiana out of 32 plants and 234th nationally out of 945 plants.

In the latest year of reported data, Perryville Power Station generated 3,790,663 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 52.5%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $394.76 per kW, according to FERC filings.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

SERC

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

500 kV

Regulatory Status

RE

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

428.2K MWh

Latest Month

3.8M MWh

Annual Generation

52.5%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$463/kW

Installed Cost

$20.0/MWh

Operating Cost

Entergy Louisiana, LLC

Reporting Utility

Annual Capital & Operating Expenses

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Sterlington Substation · 500 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

EES.PERVL1

Pricing Hub

LOUISIANA.HUB

Location Type

Generation Node

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (10)Beta

Industry·corporate

Meta’s Project Sucre Hits the Sweet Spot for Louisiana Gas Market

The data center boom is coming to Louisiana, bringing upside to the state's natural gas market. Utility Entergy Louisiana is planning a...

Meta (other)Entergy Louisiana (other)

East Daley·4 weeks ago

Industry·corporate

Entergy Louisiana opens new solar farm in Sterlington

The solar farm in Sterlington has officially opened on Old Sterlington Road near the old power station.

Entergy Louisiana (operator)

KNOE·3 months ago

Industry·corporate

Entergy Louisiana Looking to Add 2.26 GW Natural Gas Capacity to Fuel Meta’s Biggest Data Center

Meta confirming it will invest $10 billion to construct the largest facility in the world in Richland Parish, fueled with natural gas supplied by Entergy...

Entergy Louisiana (other)Meta (other)

Natural Gas Intelligence·1 years ago