Solar farms in Louisiana
Louisiana has 21 operating solar farms with 1.6 GW of capacity. 5 came online in 2025.
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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.
Louisiana had 1 solar farms online in 2016 and 21 in 2026
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Solar farms online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.
The 10 largest solar farms in Louisiana
Operating, by capacity
| # | Solar farm | Year online | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxbow Solar 1 | 2024 | 300 MW |
| 2 | Oak Ridge Solar | 2023 | 200 MW |
| 3 | Mondu Solar LLC | 2026 | 150 MW |
| 4 | Elizabeth Solar Plant | 2024 | 143 MW |
| 5 | Prairie Ronde Solar Farm | 2024 | 135 MW |
| 6 | Amite Solar, LLC | 2025 | 100 MW |
| 7 | Lafitte Solar, LLC | 2025 | 100 MW |
| 8 | Bayou Galion Solar Project | 2024 | 98 MW |
| 9 | Rocking R Solar, LLC | 2025 | 73 MW |
| 10 | LA3 West Baton Rouge Solar Facility | 2020 | 50 MW |
Solar farms that came online most recently in Louisiana
Newest first
| # | Solar farm | Year online | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondu Solar LLC | 2026 | 150 MW |
| 2 | SR Arcadia | 2026 | 5 MW |
| 3 | Sterlington Solar | 2026 | 49 MW |
| 4 | Lafitte Solar, LLC | 2025 | 100 MW |
| 5 | Fort Polk (fka Johnson) - Chaffee East | 2025 | 5 MW |
| 6 | Fort Polk (fka Johnson) - Chaffee West | 2025 | 5 MW |
| 7 | Rocking R Solar, LLC | 2025 | 73 MW |
| 8 | Amite Solar, LLC | 2025 | 100 MW |
| 9 | Prairie Ronde Solar Farm | 2024 | 135 MW |
| 10 | Bayou Galion Solar Project | 2024 | 98 MW |
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans
How Cleanview tracks solar farms
Operating solar farms 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 solar farms in Louisiana
- How many solar farms are in Louisiana?
- Louisiana has 21 operating utility-scale solar farms with 1.6 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
- What is the largest solar farm in Louisiana?
- Oxbow Solar 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana is the largest, at 300 MW. It came online in 2024.
- How many solar farms were built in Louisiana in 2025?
- 5 solar farms came online in Louisiana in 2025, with 282 MW of capacity.
- Who is developing solar farms 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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