Power plant · Louisiana, United States
Houma Power Plant
Houma Power Plant is an idle gas power plant in Louisiana, United States, with 78.9 MW of capacity, owned by Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't.
Grid connection
It is idle (out of service), holding a 79 MW grid connection at 115 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 | Idle (out of service) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1967 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 78.9 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Steam 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 | 115 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 29.5806, -90.7225 | 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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Houma is the 31st-largest of 32 power plants in Louisiana and the 973rd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 78.9 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 | 31st of 32 | 27,995 MW | 0.28% |
| United States | 973rd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,906th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
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
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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.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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