Monarch is exploring building a $426m facility in Ascension Parish Louisiana. The company estimates the proposed facility would employ a carbon-free process to manufacture 120,000 kilograms of hydrogen per day to be sold as a “green” feedstock for a wide range of industrial and chemical processes.

Entergy Louisiana will work with Monarch Energy to leverage existing transmission infrastructure and/or construct new generation resources to supply long-term renewable power to the 300 MW facility.

Monarch expects to make a final investment decision and begin construction in 2025. It anticipates commercial operations to commence in 2027.