Power Plants Near 71003 — Athens, LA

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71003 (Athens, Louisiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 32.6451, -93.0239 · County: Claiborne

Natural Gas 95%Biomass 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.0 mi	Sr Arcadia Arcadia, LA	Solar	—	Sr Arcadia South, Llc
23.3 mi	Louisiana Tech University Power Plant Ruston, LA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Louisiana Tech University
30.8 mi	Westrock Hodge (La) Hodge, LA	Biomass	66 MW	Westrock (La)
43.7 mi	J Lamar Stall Unit Shreveport, LA	Natural Gas	624 MW	Southwestern Electric Power Co
43.8 mi	Arsenal Hill Shreveport, LA	Natural Gas	749 MW	Southwestern Electric Power Co
45.6 mi	El Dorado Ar El Dorado, AR	Solar	2 MW	Entegrity Solar El Dorado Sd, Llc
45.8 mi	Mansfield Mill Mansfield, LA	Natural Gas	172 MW	Ipc-Mansfield Mill
49.2 mi	Ada Carbon Solutions Red River Coushatta, LA	Other Fossil	21 MW	Ada Carbon Solutions (Red River), Llc
49.9 mi	Monroe (La) Monroe, LA	Natural Gas	—	Entergy Louisiana Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Athens, Louisiana (ZIP 71003), with a combined 1,642 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sr Arcadia at 8.0 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Louisiana, visit the Louisiana state page.

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