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Little Gypsy

Little Gypsy is a 1,003 MW operating gas power plant in St Charles County, Louisiana, operated by Entergy Louisiana LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 1961 (current stage)
  5. ClosedJun 2015 (not yet reached)

Planned retirement: Jun 2029. This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
3Natural Gas Steam Turbine582 MW OperatingMar 1969Planned Jun 2029
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine421 MW OperatingApr 1966Planned Jun 2029
1Natural Gas Steam Turbine248 MW RetiredMar 1961Jun 2015

Plant details

Operator
Entergy Louisiana LLC
Location
St Charles County, Louisiana
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 1,003 MW
Retired: 248 MW
First unit online
Mar 1961
EIA plant ID
1402

Location

30.0051, -90.4617

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem