Power Plants Near 71272 — Ruston, LA
12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71272 (Ruston, Louisiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 32.5258, -92.6493 · County: Lincoln
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 mi | Louisiana Tech University Power Plant Ruston, LA | Natural Gas | 8 MW | Louisiana Tech University |
| 16.3 mi | Sr Arcadia Arcadia, LA | Solar | — | Sr Arcadia South, Llc |
| 17.9 mi | Westrock Hodge (La) Hodge, LA | Biomass | 66 MW | Westrock (La) |
| 27.4 mi | Monroe (La) Monroe, LA | Natural Gas | — | Entergy Louisiana Llc |
| 29.2 mi | Plant 31 Paper Mill West Monroe, LA | Biomass | 84 MW | Graphic Packaging International |
| 35.4 mi | Sterlington Sterlington, LA | Natural Gas | 59 MW | Entergy Louisiana Llc |
| 35.8 mi | Sterlington Solar Sterlington, LA | Solar | — | Entergy Louisiana Llc |
| 36.0 mi | Ouachita Sterlington, LA | Natural Gas | 904 MW | Entergy Louisiana Llc |
| 38.5 mi | Perryville Power Station Sterlington, LA | Natural Gas | 824 MW | Entergy Louisiana Llc |
| 45.6 mi | Sr South Bastrop Bastrop, LA | Solar | — | Sr South Bastrop, Llc |
| 47.5 mi | El Dorado Ar El Dorado, AR | Solar | 2 MW | Entegrity Solar El Dorado Sd, Llc |
| 47.8 mi | Sr North Bastrop Bastrop, LA | Solar | — | Sr North Bastrop, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Ruston, Louisiana (ZIP 71272), with a combined 1,947 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Louisiana Tech University Power Plant at 0.0 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.
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