Power plant · Louisiana, United States
LaO Energy Systems Power Plant
LaO Energy Systems Power Plant is a closed gas power plant in Louisiana, United States, with 715 MW of capacity, operated by Dow Chemical Company.
Grid connection
It closed in 2024, which freed up a 715 MW grid connection at 230 kV to the grid of Entergy Louisiana LLC, unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1958 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2024 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Dow Chemical Company | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 715 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 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 | 30.3186, -91.2325 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
LaO Energy Systems is the 20th-largest of 32 power plants in Louisiana and the 507th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 715 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 | 20th of 32 | 27,995 MW | 2.6% |
| United States | 507th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 827th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| DartPoints Baton Rouge 1 | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| DartPoints Baton Rouge 2 | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
| Arcosa Erwinville Plant #1671 | Mine | — | Operating | 29 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Dow Chemical Company
- Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant1,085 MW
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.
- 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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