# Coal Plants Still Running in Louisiana: All 3 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Louisiana has 3 coal plants still running (1.5% of the US), #27 by count and #24 per person. From EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Coal Plants Still Running in Louisiana

Louisiana has **3 coal plants still running**: 1.5% of the US total of 205\. That ranks **#27 by count** and **#24 per person** (0.07 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Louisiana has 3 coal plants still running, 1.5% of the US total of 205.
* That ranks #27 of 51 by count and #22 per person (0.07 per 100,000 residents).
* Pennsylvania has the most, with 13.
* Source: EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration), August 2026.

#24

national rank (per capita)

3

coal plants still running

0.07

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/), August 2026\. Plants with at least one operating coal-fired generator. A plant counts once however many coal units it has. Plants that switched to gas are not counted.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Louisiana: 3 rows (CSV)](/downloads/coal-plants/louisiana.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/coal-plants/us.csv)

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## All 3 coal plants still running in Louisiana

| # | Name                |
| - | ------------------- |
| 1 | Big Cajun 2         |
| 2 | Brame Energy Center |
| 3 | R S Nelson          |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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