Waterford 1 & 2 power station

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Waterford 1 & 2 power station is an operating power station of at least 446-megawatts (MW) in Killona, St Charles, Louisiana, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Waterford 1 & 2 power station Killona, St Charles, Louisiana, United States 29.998884, -90.47684 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 29.998884, -90.47684

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
1 Retired[1][2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 446[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1975[1] 2024[2]
2 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 446[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1975[1] 2025 (planned)[4]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Entergy Louisiana LLC [100%][5] Entergy Corp [100.0%]
2 Entergy Louisiana LLC [100%][5] Entergy Corp [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240822204651/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/june_generator2024.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211122185052/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/july_generator2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221028021258/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210428/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/december_generator2018.xlsx. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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