Power Plants Near 71330 — Echo, LA

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71330 (Echo, Louisiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.1093, -92.2395 · County: Rapides

Natural Gas 52%Coal 37%Solar 6%Hydroelectric 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.2 mi	Overton Hydroelectric Project Alexandria, LA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
18.4 mi	Coughlin Power Station St Landry, LA	Natural Gas	923 MW	Cleco Power Llc
19.6 mi	D G Hunter Alexandria, LA	Natural Gas	65 MW	City Of Alexandria - (La)
34.4 mi	Brame Energy Center Lena, LA	Coal	1,707 MW	Cleco Power Llc
34.7 mi	Prairie Ronde Solar Farm Opelousas, LA	Solar	135 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
36.7 mi	Sidney A Murray Jr Hydroelectric Vidalia, LA	Hydroelectric	192 MW	First National Bank-Commerce
47.8 mi	Elizabeth Solar Plant Pitkin, LA	Solar	143 MW	Horus Louisiana 1, Llc
48.0 mi	Eunice La Plant Eunice, LA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Enlink Processing Services, Llc
48.1 mi	Acadia Energy Center Eunice, LA	Natural Gas	1,389 MW	Cleco Power Llc
48.5 mi	Sr Sunset Sunset, LA	Solar	—	Sr Sunset, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Echo, Louisiana (ZIP 71330), with a combined 4,559 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Overton Hydroelectric Project at 6.2 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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