Power plant · Louisiana, United States
Geismar Cogen
Geismar Cogen is a gas power plant in Louisiana, United States, with 83.9 MW of capacity, owned by Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP.
Grid connection
It is due to retire in 2030, which frees up an 84 MW grid connection at 138 kV to the grid of Entergy Louisiana LLC.
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 | 2000 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 83.9 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 | 138 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2030 (83.9 MW retiring, 1 unit, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 30.2090, -90.9921 | 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
Geismar Cogen is the 30th-largest of 32 power plants in Louisiana and the 964th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 83.9 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 | 30th of 32 | 27,995 MW | 0.3% |
| United States | 964th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,820th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| DartPoints Baton Rouge 2 | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
| DartPoints Baton Rouge 1 | Data center | — | — | 30 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- 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.
- 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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