WaitingForPower
generation · Gas

Waterford 5 (Unit WF5CT)

St Charles, LA

Developer: Entergy Louisiana LLC (Electric Utility)

Capacity
478 MW
Waiting
Stage
Approved, awaiting construction
Verification
Verified (primary source)
Grid region
MISO
Equipment
Combined cycle, combustion turbine part
Expected online
Jun 2029*

* Approximate / developer-estimated date, not a firm commitment.

Estimated investment waiting

$540.1M

478,000 kW × $1,130/kW typical overnight construction cost (EIA) — the dollar value of the power plant itself sitting in permitting limbo, not a bill estimate. Full methodology.

Location

29.9886, -90.4857 — see the map for this project in context with others.

Public Hearings

Unknown

Hearing details: Unknown

Not available from this project’s data source yet. Check the sources below directly.

Sources

Data quality note: No application-filed date is published by EIA-860M, so days/years waiting cannot be computed until one is added via manual override — only a planned operation date (6/2029) is available.