Taft Cogeneration Facility
Taft Cogeneration Facility is a power station in St. Charles, Louisiana. Taft Cogeneration Facility is situated nearby to Green Hill Cemetery, as well as near Glen N. Montz Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waterford Nuclear Generating Station and Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam.
Waterford Nuclear Generating Station
Power station
The Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, also known as Waterford 3, is a nuclear power plant located on a 3,000-acre plot in Killona, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish, about 25 miles west of New Orleans. Waterford Nuclear Generating Station is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Taft Cogeneration Facility.
Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam
Dam
Photo: TeamNOLAcoe, GFDL.
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, about 12 miles west of New Orleans, it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico. Bonnet Carre Spillway Dam is situated 1½ miles northeast of Taft Cogeneration Facility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Killona and Norco.
Killona
Hamlet
Killona is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 724 in 2020. On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others. Killona is situated 2 miles northwest of Taft Cogeneration Facility.
Norco
Village
Norco is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census. The community is home to a major Shell/Valero manufacturing complex. Norco is situated 3 miles east of Taft Cogeneration Facility.
Hahnville
Village
Hahnville is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census and 2,959 in 2020. It was founded by former governor Michael Hahn. Hahnville is situated 3 miles east of Taft Cogeneration Facility.
Taft Cogeneration Facility
- Type: Power station
- Categories: gas turbine power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
- Location: St. Charles, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.98881° or 29° 59′ 20″ northLongitude
-90.45999° or 90° 27′ 36″ westInception
July 2002Operator
Occidental Chemical CorporationOpen location code
76XFXGQR+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 165477517OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q19391849
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Taft Cogeneration Facility” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Taft kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Taft kraftverk”
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Highlights include Green Hill Cemetery and Dow St Charles Operations.
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