Power plant · Louisiana, United States
Big Cajun 1 Power Plant
Big Cajun 1 Power Plant is a gas power plant in Louisiana, United States, with 493 MW of capacity, owned by Big Cajun I Peaking Power LLC (53.9%) and Big Cajun I Units I and II LLC (46.1%).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Louisiana | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1972 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Big Cajun I Peaking Power LLC (53.9%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Big Cajun I Units I and II LLC (46.1%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Louisiana Generating LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 493 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Entergy Louisiana LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 30.6739, -91.3556 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Big Cajun 1 is the 24th-largest of 32 power plants in Louisiana and the 795th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 493 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 24th of 32 | 27,995 MW | 1.8% |
| United States | 795th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,224th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 data centers and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcosa Erwinville Plant #1671 | Mine | — | Operating | 16 km |
| DartPoints Baton Rouge 1 | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| DartPoints Baton Rouge 2 | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
| Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) | Data center | — | — | 34 km |
Owners, operator, grid operator and place
- Big Cajun I Peaking Power LLCOwner · 53.9%
- Big Cajun I Units I and II LLCOwner · 46.1%
- Louisiana Generating LLCOperator
- Entergy Louisiana LLCGrid operator
- Power plants in Louisiana, United States49
- Power plants in the United States1,844
- Gas power plants in the US645
- The United States: country profile
- Largest power plants
Other power plants in Louisiana
- Nine Mile Point2,440 MW
- Willow Glen2,178 MW
- Big Cajun 21,903 MW
- Brame Energy Center1,707 MW
- R S Nelson1,434 MW
- Acadia Energy Center1,389 MW
- Waterford 31,200 MW
- Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant1,085 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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