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492.8 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (266 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (227 MW) operating in Pointe Coupee, LA
492.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine
1972
Operating Since
Coordinates
30.6724, -91.3544
County
Pointe Coupee, LA
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Louisiana Generating LLC | Louisiana Generating | — |
| Owner(s) | Louisiana Generating LLC | Big Pelican | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Big Cajun 1 is a 492.8 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Pointe Coupee County, Louisiana. The plant, which began operating in 1972, consists of four generators utilizing both natural gas-fired combustion turbine and natural gas steam turbine technologies. It is owned by Big Pelican and operated by Louisiana Generating LLC. Big Cajun 1 is a hybrid plant and is ranked 17th out of 32 power plants in Louisiana and 492nd out of 945 plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the latest year for which data is available, Big Cajun 1 generated 151,045 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 3.5%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $7 per MWh, as reported to FERC.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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5.4K MWh
Latest Month
151.0K MWh
Annual Generation
3.5%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
1549 lb/MWh
NOx
0.979 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.008 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.028 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.003 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
6.2%
Annual Net Gen
268 GWh
CO₂eq
1550 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Mississippi Valley
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Louisiana Generating LLC · Data from 2019–2025
$7.0/MWh
PPA Price
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Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
LAGN.BC1T_3
Pricing Hub
LOUISIANA.HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
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