112.8 MW Natural Gas planned in Lafourche, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
112.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Coordinates
29.2140, -90.2193
County
Lafourche, LA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Entergy Louisiana LLC | Entergy Louisiana | — |
| Owner(s) | Entergy Louisiana LLC | Entergy | — |
| Status | Planned | — | — |
Bayou Power Station is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Lafourche County, Louisiana. The plant has a total capacity of 112.8 MW, distributed across six natural gas internal combustion engine generators. It is owned by Entergy and operated by Entergy Louisiana LLC. The plant's balancing authority is the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO), and it is situated within the SERC Reliability Corporation NERC region.
Bayou Power Station is ranked as the 29th largest power plant in Louisiana out of 32 plants, and 908th nationally out of 945 plants. The plant has been the subject of 8 news articles, split evenly between industry and regulatory topics.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
No generation data available for this plant.
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Fourchon Substation · 115 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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Last updated 2026-03-14
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