Ivanhoe Generation Facility — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66175
- Capacity
- 31 MW
- Primary Fuel
- WH
- Technology
- All Other
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- St Mary, LA
- Operating Since
- 2023
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Orion Engineered Carbons
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 53,190.01 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 19.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- SERC
Ivanhoe Generation Facility
OperatingWaste Heat
Ranked #4 of 7 Waste Heat plants in LA#14 of 33 nationally
31 MW Waste Heat operating in St Mary, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIA
31 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
All Other
Technology
2023
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.7770, -91.7360
County
St Mary, LA
Nearby Plants
- Enterprise Sugar FactoryAg. Byproduct1 MW · 14.1 km
- TecheNatural Gas42.2 MW · 19.3 km
- St. Mary Clean Energy CenterWaste Heat50.9 MW · 27.4 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Orion Engineered Carbons | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Orion Engineered Carbons | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
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
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
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
Generation
4.7K MWh
Latest Month
53.2K MWh
Annual Generation
19.5%
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint 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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