Power plant · Louisiana, United States
Taft Cogeneration Facility
Taft Cogeneration Facility is a power plant in Louisiana, United States, with 894 MW of capacity, owned by Occidental Chemical Corporation.
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 | 2002 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Occidental Chemical Corporation | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Occidental Chemical Corporation | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 894 MW | 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 |
| Coordinates | 29.9888, -90.4599 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Taft Cogeneration Facility is the 14th-largest of 22 power plants in Louisiana and the 354th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 894 MW is 0.11% 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 | 14th of 22 | 22,566 MW | 4% |
| United States | 354th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.11% |
| All power plants in our data | 392nd of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Louisiana
- Nine Mile Point2,440 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
- River Bend1,036 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.