Power Plants Near 71323 — Center Point, LA

6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71323 (Center Point, Louisiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.2482, -92.2099 · County: Avoyelles

Coal 56%Natural Gas 33%Hydroelectric 6%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.5 mi	Overton Hydroelectric Project Alexandria, LA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
15.7 mi	D G Hunter Alexandria, LA	Natural Gas	65 MW	City Of Alexandria - (La)
28.1 mi	Coughlin Power Station St Landry, LA	Natural Gas	923 MW	Cleco Power Llc
31.6 mi	Brame Energy Center Lena, LA	Coal	1,707 MW	Cleco Power Llc
36.7 mi	Sidney A Murray Jr Hydroelectric Vidalia, LA	Hydroelectric	192 MW	First National Bank-Commerce
44.2 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 Center Point, Louisiana (ZIP 71323), with a combined 3,022 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Overton Hydroelectric Project at 6.5 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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