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Released March 15, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As it aims to integrate a mix of energy sources in its generation fleet and continue to decarbonize its generation portfolio, Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) (New Orleans, Louisiana) plans to construct a floating natural gas power plant in Louisiana. Industrial Info is tracking $13 billion worth of projects from Entergy, including high-dollar decarbonization-related projects.
Entergy Louisiana last week filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval to construct the $411 million Bayou Power Station, a natural gas-fired plant that would sit on a barge across from the Golden Meadow Substation near Leeville. The plant would utilize six reciprocating internal combustion (RICE) turbines to provide roughly 112 megawatts (MW) of power to Port Fourchon, among other areas, through a microgrid system. The project is in its earliest phases, where plenty of factors can alter, delay or eliminate any potential investment. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project and Plant databases can click here for a project report on the natural gas plant, and click here to read more information on the substation.
"Key components of Entergy Louisiana's overall project would include the construction of Bayou Power Station, expansion of the Leeville substation and transmission connections to ensure seamless power delivery. The microgrid system would provide essential backup power during outages, serving a diverse mix of residential, commercial and industrial customers, including vital industries located at Port Fourchon," the company said in a March 6 press release. Entergy noted Port Fourchon "services 95% of the Gulf of Mexico's deepwater energy production and handles 10-15% of the nation's domestic and foreign oil, as a base of operation."
Construction of the Bayou Power Station is in line with the company's aim of integrating a variety of resources into its generation mix, which includes natural gas and nuclear power as well as renewable energy.
In the company's fourth-quarter 2023 earnings-related conference call, Chief Executive Officer Drew Marsh said Entergy plans to invest $20 billion across the next three years, "to make our fleet cleaner and to make our system more reliable and resilient." Just over half of the capital plan, $11 billion, is for transmission and distribution (T&D), Marsh said, and $8 billion is for generation.
Marsh noted roughly $2 billion is for newly owned solar as well as the remaining investment to complete the construction of Entergy Louisiana's Orange County Advanced Power Station, a combined-cycle 1,243-MW hydrogen/natural gas-fired power plant. Completion is planned for mid-2025. Click here for more information.
In terms of T&D, Entergy plans to wrap up construction of a new 15-mile line from the existing Oak Grove Substation in Louisiana to the proposed Lake Providence Substation in June. Click here to read the project report.
Also expected to wrap up by the end of the year is construction of Entergy's Castle transmission line and substation project in Grimes County, Texas, 50 miles northwest of Houston. The project entails building a new, roughly five-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line, to carry power from the new Castle Substation to the Dobbins Substation and tie in with the existing Ponderosa-to-Grimes transmission line. The Castle project also entails upgrading the Ponderosa Substation in Conroe, Texas, which is closer to Houston, by installing a new 230-kV transformer, among other work, to accommodate the distribution system load growth to this area. Subscribers can read detailed reports on the transmission line, and Castle and Ponderosa substation projects.
Entergy aims for as much as 15 to 17 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy resources by the end of 2031, and in January, the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved Entergy Louisiana's request to add 225 MW of solar power to its generation portfolio. That includes offtake from an unnamed 175-MW project in Iberville Parish, as well as the full offtake from NextEra Energy Incorporated's (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida) proposed 49-MW solar plant in Sterlington, Louisiana via a 20-year power purchase agreement. If approved, the photovoltaic solar plant is expected to deliver clean power to the grid in early 2026. Click here for the project report.
Other decarbonization-related efforts include the dismantlement/decommissioning of its Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear-fired power plant in Buchanan, New York. The 1,045-MW plant closed in April 2021 after providing electricity to the region for almost 60 years. Comprehensive Decommissioning International (CDI) already is in the process of dismantling Unit 3 and is expected to begin work on Unit 2 in March. CDI is a joint venture between Holtec International (Jupiter, Florida) and SNC-Lavalin Group Incorporated (Montreal, Quebec). Subscribers can read detailed project reports on the Indian Point Unit 3 and Unit 2 projects.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Click here for a full list of active projects from Entergy.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
Entergy Louisiana last week filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval to construct the $411 million Bayou Power Station, a natural gas-fired plant that would sit on a barge across from the Golden Meadow Substation near Leeville. The plant would utilize six reciprocating internal combustion (RICE) turbines to provide roughly 112 megawatts (MW) of power to Port Fourchon, among other areas, through a microgrid system. The project is in its earliest phases, where plenty of factors can alter, delay or eliminate any potential investment. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project and Plant databases can click here for a project report on the natural gas plant, and click here to read more information on the substation.
"Key components of Entergy Louisiana's overall project would include the construction of Bayou Power Station, expansion of the Leeville substation and transmission connections to ensure seamless power delivery. The microgrid system would provide essential backup power during outages, serving a diverse mix of residential, commercial and industrial customers, including vital industries located at Port Fourchon," the company said in a March 6 press release. Entergy noted Port Fourchon "services 95% of the Gulf of Mexico's deepwater energy production and handles 10-15% of the nation's domestic and foreign oil, as a base of operation."
Construction of the Bayou Power Station is in line with the company's aim of integrating a variety of resources into its generation mix, which includes natural gas and nuclear power as well as renewable energy.
In the company's fourth-quarter 2023 earnings-related conference call, Chief Executive Officer Drew Marsh said Entergy plans to invest $20 billion across the next three years, "to make our fleet cleaner and to make our system more reliable and resilient." Just over half of the capital plan, $11 billion, is for transmission and distribution (T&D), Marsh said, and $8 billion is for generation.
Marsh noted roughly $2 billion is for newly owned solar as well as the remaining investment to complete the construction of Entergy Louisiana's Orange County Advanced Power Station, a combined-cycle 1,243-MW hydrogen/natural gas-fired power plant. Completion is planned for mid-2025. Click here for more information.
In terms of T&D, Entergy plans to wrap up construction of a new 15-mile line from the existing Oak Grove Substation in Louisiana to the proposed Lake Providence Substation in June. Click here to read the project report.
Also expected to wrap up by the end of the year is construction of Entergy's Castle transmission line and substation project in Grimes County, Texas, 50 miles northwest of Houston. The project entails building a new, roughly five-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line, to carry power from the new Castle Substation to the Dobbins Substation and tie in with the existing Ponderosa-to-Grimes transmission line. The Castle project also entails upgrading the Ponderosa Substation in Conroe, Texas, which is closer to Houston, by installing a new 230-kV transformer, among other work, to accommodate the distribution system load growth to this area. Subscribers can read detailed reports on the transmission line, and Castle and Ponderosa substation projects.
Entergy aims for as much as 15 to 17 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy resources by the end of 2031, and in January, the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved Entergy Louisiana's request to add 225 MW of solar power to its generation portfolio. That includes offtake from an unnamed 175-MW project in Iberville Parish, as well as the full offtake from NextEra Energy Incorporated's (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida) proposed 49-MW solar plant in Sterlington, Louisiana via a 20-year power purchase agreement. If approved, the photovoltaic solar plant is expected to deliver clean power to the grid in early 2026. Click here for the project report.
Other decarbonization-related efforts include the dismantlement/decommissioning of its Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear-fired power plant in Buchanan, New York. The 1,045-MW plant closed in April 2021 after providing electricity to the region for almost 60 years. Comprehensive Decommissioning International (CDI) already is in the process of dismantling Unit 3 and is expected to begin work on Unit 2 in March. CDI is a joint venture between Holtec International (Jupiter, Florida) and SNC-Lavalin Group Incorporated (Montreal, Quebec). Subscribers can read detailed project reports on the Indian Point Unit 3 and Unit 2 projects.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Click here for a full list of active projects from Entergy.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
