Power plant · Louisiana, United States
Waterford 5
Waterford 5 is a permitted power plant in Louisiana, United States, with 820 MW of capacity, owned by 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 | Permitted | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2029 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Entergy Louisiana LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Entergy Louisiana LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 820 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 | 29.9886, -90.4856 | 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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Waterford 5 is the 4th-largest of 17 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Louisiana and the 42nd-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 820 MW is 0.29% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 4th of 17 | 11,499 MW | 7.1% |
| United States | 42nd of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.29% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 124th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | 0.12% |
Owner, operator and place
More from Entergy Louisiana LLC
- Nine Mile Point2,440 MW
- Union Power Station2,428 MW
- Pointe Coupee Power Station2,341 MW · planned
- Big Cajun 21,903 MW
- Franklin Farms 1&21,561 MW · planned
- Richland Parish Power Station 1&21,561 MW · planned
- R S Nelson1,434 MW
- Waterford 31,200 MW
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
- 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- 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.