Power plant · Louisiana, United States
Big Cajun 2
Big Cajun 2 is a power plant in Louisiana, United States, with 1,903 MW of capacity, owned by Louisiana Generating LLC (86.3%), Entergy Louisiana LLC (7.9%) and Entergy Texas Inc. (5.8%).
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 | 1981 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Louisiana Generating LLC (86.3%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Entergy Louisiana LLC (7.9%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Entergy Texas Inc. (5.8%) | 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 | 1,903 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 30.7261, -91.3692 | 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.
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Big Cajun 2 is the 2nd-largest of 22 power plants in Louisiana and the 76th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,903 MW is 0.23% of the 839,036 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 | 2nd of 22 | 22,566 MW | 8.4% |
| United States | 76th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.23% |
| All power plants in our data | 82nd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | 0.16% |
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 | 22 km |
| DartPoints Baton Rouge 1 | Data center | — | — | 39 km |
| DartPoints Baton Rouge 2 | Data center | — | — | 39 km |
| Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
Owners, operator and place
More from Louisiana Generating LLC
- Big Cajun 1493 MW
Other power plants in Louisiana
- Nine Mile Point2,440 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
- River Bend1,036 MW
- Little Gypsy1,003 MW
Data on this page
- 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.