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EIA plant 55467

Sterlington · Ouachita · LA

Ouachita

Operated by Entergy Louisiana LLC

Annual generation4,897,983 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Ouachita?

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32.706100, -92.068300

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle903.9 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the LA plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1488,755
2487,462
3536,097
494,348
6499,979
7531,439
8524,044
9504,346
10297,206
11470,813
12463,494

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 11 of 11 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1488,755
2487,462
3536,097
494,348
6499,979
7531,439
8524,044
9504,346
10297,206
11470,813
12463,494

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1488,755 MWh
2487,462 MWh
3536,097 MWh
494,348 MWh
6499,979 MWh
7531,439 MWh
8524,044 MWh
9504,346 MWh
10297,206 MWh
11470,813 MWh
12463,494 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG179.3OP
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG179.3OP
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG179.3OP
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG122OP
STG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG122OP
STG3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG122OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55467
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Ouachita River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (536,097 MWh) and 4 the lowest (94,348 MWh). Their difference is 441,749 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 122 (STG1, STG2, STG3) to 179.3 (CTG1, CTG2, CTG3). The difference is 57.3 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle179.3Not suppliedNot supplied94.0
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle179.3Not suppliedNot supplied94.0
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle179.3Not suppliedNot supplied94.0
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle122.0234.6273.271.0
STG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle122.0242.4280.571.0
STG3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle122.0245.0283.271.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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