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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 19 October 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/6462
EIA plant 6462
St. Francisville · West Feliciana · LA
River Bend
Operated by Entergy Louisiana LLC
Published location
Where is River Bend?
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30.757000, -91.332700
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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
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.
1728,385
2680,343
3719,889
4699,602
5716,703
6689,429
7713,604
8714,142
9685,117
10721,514
11699,154
12721,420
MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.
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| Record | MWh net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 728,385 |
| 2 | 680,343 |
| 3 | 719,889 |
| 4 | 699,602 |
| 5 | 716,703 |
| 6 | 689,429 |
| 7 | 713,604 |
| 8 | 714,142 |
| 9 | 685,117 |
| 10 | 721,514 |
| 11 | 699,154 |
| 12 | 721,420 |
2024 monthly net generation
| Month | Net generation |
|---|---|
| 1 | 728,385 MWh |
| 2 | 680,343 MWh |
| 3 | 719,889 MWh |
| 4 | 699,602 MWh |
| 5 | 716,703 MWh |
| 6 | 689,429 MWh |
| 7 | 713,604 MWh |
| 8 | 714,142 MWh |
| 9 | 685,117 MWh |
| 10 | 721,514 MWh |
| 11 | 699,154 MWh |
| 12 | 721,420 MWh |
Operating generators
| ID | Technology | Fuel | MW | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | NUC | 1,035.9 | OP |
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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6462
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Mississippi River
Data edition
2024-final
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A closer look at River Bend
Variation in the published months
Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (728,385 MWh) and 2 the lowest (680,343 MWh). Their difference is 48,042 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.
Generator capacity in different operating conditions
| Generator ID | Technology | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Winter MW | Minimum load MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | 1035.9 | 975.5 | 990.8 | 103.6 |
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.