Oak Point Cogen — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55857
- Capacity
- 23.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Plaquemines, LA
- Operating Since
- 1999
- Generators
- 5
- Operator
- Chevron Oronite Co LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 99,155 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 48.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- SERC
Oak Point Cogen
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #44 of 52 Natural Gas plants in LA#1304 of 2009 nationally
23.5 MW Natural Gas operating in Plaquemines, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
23.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
1999
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.8119, -90.0085
County
Plaquemines, LA
Nearby Plants
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Chevron Oronite Co LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Chevron Oronite Co LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Oak Point Cogen is a 23.5 MW natural gas-fired cogeneration plant located in Plaquemines County, Louisiana. The plant began operating in 1999 and consists of 5 natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. Chevron Oronite Co LLC is the owner and operator.
In the most recent year of reported data, Oak Point Cogen generated 99,155 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 48.0%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC Reliability Corporation NERC region. It is ranked as the 43rd largest power plant in Louisiana out of 51, and 1283rd nationally out of 1963.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
Generation
7.6K MWh
Latest Month
99.2K MWh
Annual Generation
48.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Oakville Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Entergy Louisiana
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
LOUISIANA.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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