Power plants planned and retiring in Louisiana
Louisiana plans 10,645 MW, 41% of its 25,864 MW in service (4th of 51). 635 MW is being built or tested; natural gas leads at 8,836 MW.
Louisiana: planned against running
Louisiana planned, by fuel
- Solar 1,569 MW (15%)
- Storage 208 MW (2%)
- Natural gas 8,836 MW (83%)
- Hydro 33 MW (0%)
Louisiana operating, by fuel
- Solar 1,538 MW (6%)
- Natural gas 18,359 MW (71%)
- Coal 2,070 MW (8%)
- Nuclear 2,055 MW (8%)
- Hydro 192 MW (1%)
- Oil 874 MW (3%)
- Other 776 MW (3%)
When Louisiana capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Louisiana, 2026 to 2033: 7 rows
| Year | Louisiana planned MW | Louisiana retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 250 | No data |
| 2027 | 927 | No data |
| 2028 | 1909 | 417 |
| 2029 | 930 | 1026 |
| 2030 | 4414 | 72 |
| 2031 | 2215 | 723 |
| 2033 | No data | 743 |
7 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVLouisiana projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Louisiana projects are
Louisiana: 16 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Louisiana planned projects
Filter the 22 planned project lines in Louisiana.
10,645 MW across 22 project lines, 41% of the 25,864 MW operating in Louisiana.
- Pointe Coupee Power Station, Pointe Coupee: 2,215 MW natural gas, online 2031
- Franklin Farms 1&2, Richland: 1,476 MW natural gas, online 2028
- Richland Parish Power Station 1&2, Richland: 1,476 MW natural gas, online 2030
- Richland Parish Power Station 3, Richland: 738 MW natural gas, online 2030
- Richland Parish Power Station 4, Richland: 738 MW natural gas, online 2030
What the Louisiana numbers say
Louisiana runs 25,864 MW today. The planned list would add 10,645 MW (41%) while 2,982 MW (12%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Louisiana has 10,645 MW due online and 2,982 MW due to retire there.
Louisiana planned mix: 17% solar, storage and wind, 83% natural gas. Louisiana stages: 635 MW under construction or in testing, 734 MW permits received, not started, 1,626 MW permits pending, 7,650 MW early planning, no approvals started. Louisiana retired 1,766 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 1,671 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Louisiana capacity by fuel and status
| Louisiana fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Louisiana, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1,538 | 1,569 | – | – | 228 |
| Storage | – | 208 | – | 0 | – |
| Natural gas | 18,359 | 8,836 | 2,982 | 1,128 | 739 |
| Coal | 2,070 | – | – | 635 | 705 |
| Nuclear | 2,055 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 192 | 33 | – | – | – |
| Oil | 874 | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 776 | – | – | 2 | – |
| All fuels | 25,864 | 10,645 | 2,982 | 1,766 | 1,671 |
Louisiana counties with the most planned capacity
| Louisiana county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Parish | 4,429 | 12 | Natural gas |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 2,215 | 6 | Natural gas |
| St. Charles Parish | 1,460 | 4 | Natural gas |
| Calcasieu Parish | 732 | 2 | Natural gas |
| Iberville Parish | 400 | 2 | Solar |
| Beauregard Parish | 300 | 1 | Solar |
| De Soto Parish | 240 | 1 | Solar |
| Sabine Parish | 200 | 1 | Solar |
| Washington Parish | 200 | 1 | Solar |
| Morehouse Parish | 190 | 2 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in Louisiana
| Louisiana plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe Coupee Power Station | Pointe Coupee | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2031 | 2,215 |
| Franklin Farms 1&2 | Richland | Natural gas | Permits pending | 2028 | 1,476 |
| Richland Parish Power Station 1&2 | Richland | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 1,476 |
| Richland Parish Power Station 3 | Richland | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 738 |
| Richland Parish Power Station 4 | Richland | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 738 |
| Westlake Power Station | Calcasieu | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 732 |
| Waterford 5 | St Charles | Natural gas | Permits received, not started | 2029 | 730 |
| Waterford 6 | St Charles | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2030 | 730 |
| Singer Solar | Beauregard | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 300 |
| Dolet Hills Solar | DeSoto | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 240 |
Louisiana against its neighbors
Louisiana: planned MW equal 41% of operating. Bordering states: Arkansas plans 35% of what it runs (6 points below Louisiana); Mississippi plans 26% of what it runs (16 points below Louisiana); Texas plans 48% of what it runs (7 points above Louisiana).
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EIA-860M inventory for Louisiana: 247 operating generators, 22 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Louisiana: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
10,645 MW, 41% of the 25,864 MW Louisiana runs. 635 MW is being built or tested in Louisiana.
Louisiana: what kind of power plants are planned?
Natural gas leads Louisiana with 8,836 of 10,645 planned MW.
Louisiana: which power plants are retiring?
2,982 MW of Louisiana units have a retirement date, of which 0 MW is coal and 2,982 MW natural gas.
Will Louisiana get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Louisiana has 1,671 MW canceled or postponed, and 1,766 MW (natural gas the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.