How many natural gas power plants are planned in Louisiana?

Developers have proposed 35 natural gas power plants in Louisiana with 15 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Louisiana?

Bossier Parish Thermal in Bossier Parish, Louisiana is the largest planned, at 1,350 MW. It is expected to come online in 2031.

Who is developing natural gas 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.

Planned natural gas power plants in Louisiana

Developers have proposed 35 natural gas power plants in Louisiana with 15 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating natural gas power plants in Louisiana

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned natural gas power plants in Louisiana are expected online in 2030 than in any other year

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Planned natural gas power plants by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned natural gas power plants in Louisiana

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Bossier Parish Thermal	Bossier Parish	2031	1,350 MW
2	WEBRE	Iberville Parish	2030	805 MW
3	WEBRE	Iberville Parish	2030	805 MW
4	Bayou Labutte 500kV Substation	Iberville Parish	2025	725 MW
5	Waterford 5	St Charles Parish	2029	478 MW
6	Waterford 6	St Charles Parish	2030	478 MW
7	Westlake Power Station	Calcasieu Parish	2030	478 MW
8	Franklin Farms 1&2	Richland Parish	2028	469 MW
9	Franklin Farms 1&2	Richland Parish	2028	469 MW
10	Richland Parish Power Station 1&2	Richland Parish	2030	469 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in Louisiana

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Doc Bonin 69kV	Lafayette Parish	2027	243 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas 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 natural gas power plants in Louisiana

How many natural gas power plants are planned in Louisiana?: Developers have proposed 35 natural gas power plants in Louisiana with 15 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Louisiana?: Bossier Parish Thermal in Bossier Parish, Louisiana is the largest planned, at 1,350 MW. It is expected to come online in 2031.
Who is developing natural gas 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.