31 MW Waste Heat operating in St Mary, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
31 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
All Other
Technology
2023
Operating Since
Coordinates
29.7770, -91.7360
County
St Mary, LA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Orion Engineered Carbons | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Orion Engineered Carbons | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Ivanhoe Generation Facility is a 31 MW power plant located in St. Mary County, Louisiana. The plant began operating in 2023 and has one generator utilizing "All Other" technology and waste heat (WH) as its primary fuel. The facility is owned and operated by Orion Engineered Carbons.
In its most recent year of operation, the Ivanhoe Generation Facility produced 53,190 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 19.5%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC Reliability Corporation (SERC) NERC region. Among waste heat power plants in Louisiana, the Ivanhoe Generation Facility ranks 4th out of 6, and nationally it ranks 13th out of 31.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial Non-CHP
4.7K MWh
Latest Month
53.2K MWh
Annual Generation
19.5%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Ivanhoe Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
CLECO
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
CLEC.ORIN
Pricing Hub
LOUISIANA.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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