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Houma

Houma is a 99.3 MW out of service gas power plant in Terrebonne County, Louisiana, operated by Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't.

Plant statusMothballed
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 1948 (completed)
  5. MothballedDec 2010 (current stage)

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
16Natural Gas Steam Turbine41 MW Out of service long-termJan 1977
15Natural Gas Steam Turbine26 MW Out of service long-termAug 1972
14Natural Gas Steam Turbine13 MW Out of service long-termAug 1967
10Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine4.5 MW RetiredAug 1958Dec 2010
11Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine4.5 MW RetiredJan 1958Dec 2010
12Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine4.5 MW RetiredAug 1958Dec 2010
9Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.7 MW RetiredJan 1953Dec 2010
6Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.4 MW RetiredAug 1948Dec 2010
7Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.4 MW RetiredAug 1948Dec 2010
8Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.4 MW RetiredAug 1948Dec 2010

Plant details

Operator
Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't
Location
Terrebonne County, Louisiana
Balancing authority
MISO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Out of service: 78.9 MW
Retired: 20.4 MW
First unit online
Aug 1948
EIA plant ID
1439

Location

29.5806, -90.7225

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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