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Coal power plants in Louisiana

Louisiana has 3 operating coal power plants with 2.4 GW of capacity.

  • Operating3
New OrleansBaton RougeShreveportLafayetteMonroe

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Louisiana

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Big Cajun 219831,277 MW
2R S Nelson1982615 MW
3Brame Energy Center1982558 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Louisiana

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Big Cajun 219831,277 MW
2Brame Energy Center1982558 MW
3R S Nelson1982615 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Louisiana

How many coal power plants are in Louisiana?
Louisiana has 3 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 2.4 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Louisiana?
Big Cajun 2 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana is the largest, at 1,277 MW. It came online in 1983.
How many coal power plants were built in Louisiana in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Louisiana in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Louisiana?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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