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Louisiana solar projects

This page counts the Louisiana solar projects requested in the grid queue and the requested MW they list. It shows how many there are, how large they are, when they expect to come online and which counties they sit in. Project names, owners, sizes per project, schedules and filings are in the database.

projects requested in the grid queue

8,220 MW

8,220 requested MW in total

196 MW

average requested size

2 of 42

owners traced to a parent company (5%)

42 of 42

have an expected online date in the queue

Louisiana solar projects in the MISO interconnection queue and EIA's planned power plant list with an update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled and withdrawn entries excluded. As of Oct 25, 2026.

Expected online year

Most projects expect to come online in 2026 or 2027

YearBar = projectsCountReq. MW

2024 (past due)192

2025 (past due)3600

2026153,000

2027152,948

20284800

20291140

20303640

Louisiana solar projects in the MISO interconnection queue and EIA's planned power plant list with an update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled and withdrawn entries excluded. As of Oct 25, 2026. Year is the expected online date shown in the filing. Amber marks the year with the most projects. A past year means the project is late against its own stated date.

Size bands

Most projects request 150 to 300 MW

BandBar = projectsCountShare

Under 50 MW37%

50 to 150 MW921%

150 to 300 MW2457%

300 MW and up614%

Louisiana solar projects in the MISO interconnection queue and EIA's planned power plant list with an update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled and withdrawn entries excluded. As of Oct 25, 2026. Covers the 42 projects with a stated size. Right column is the share of those.

Top counties

The 12 counties with the most solar projects

CountyBar = projectsCountRequested MW

Jefferson Davis Parish5890

Morehouse Parish5962

Ouachita Parish41,180

Beauregard Parish3640

Rapides Parish3830

Sabine Parish3492

Acadia Parish2270

Franklin Parish2110

Washington Parish2350

Avoyelles Parish1200

Bolivar Parish180

Desoto Parish1240

10 more in other parishes.

Project names, owners and filings: in the databaseGet the free weekly

Entered the queue, by quarter

New entries per quarter, 2025 to 2026

QuarterBar = projectsCountReq. MW

2025 Q11240

2025 Q20

2025 Q30

2025 Q41300

2026 Q12427

2026 Q21200

2026 Q30

2026 Q40

Louisiana solar projects in the MISO interconnection queue and EIA's planned power plant list with an update since Jan 1, 2025, cancelled and withdrawn entries excluded. As of Oct 25, 2026. Counts only projects still in the queue, so older quarters lose cancelled projects. 37 of the 42 were first filed before 2025 or carry no filing date, so they are not in this table.