Power Plants Near 71301 — Alexandria, LA

6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71301 (Alexandria, Louisiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.2885, -92.4633 · County: Rapides

Coal 57%Natural Gas 33%Solar 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.2 mi	D G Hunter Alexandria, LA	Natural Gas	65 MW	City Of Alexandria - (La)
12.3 mi	Overton Hydroelectric Project Alexandria, LA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
16.7 mi	Brame Energy Center Lena, LA	Coal	1,707 MW	Cleco Power Llc
33.0 mi	Coughlin Power Station St Landry, LA	Natural Gas	923 MW	Cleco Power Llc
44.2 mi	Elizabeth Solar Plant Pitkin, LA	Solar	143 MW	Horus Louisiana 1, Llc
50.0 mi	Prairie Ronde Solar Farm Opelousas, LA	Solar	135 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Alexandria, Louisiana (ZIP 71301), with a combined 2,973 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is D G Hunter at 2.2 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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