Power Plants Near 71341 — Hessmer, LA

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71341 (Hessmer, Louisiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.0534, -92.1399 · County: Avoyelles

Natural Gas 54%Coal 39%Hydroelectric 4%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.9 mi	Overton Hydroelectric Project Alexandria, LA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
16.2 mi	Coughlin Power Station St Landry, LA	Natural Gas	923 MW	Cleco Power Llc
26.5 mi	D G Hunter Alexandria, LA	Natural Gas	65 MW	City Of Alexandria - (La)
30.7 mi	Prairie Ronde Solar Farm Opelousas, LA	Solar	135 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
30.9 mi	Sidney A Murray Jr Hydroelectric Vidalia, LA	Hydroelectric	192 MW	First National Bank-Commerce
41.5 mi	Brame Energy Center Lena, LA	Coal	1,707 MW	Cleco Power Llc
43.8 mi	Sr Sunset Sunset, LA	Solar	—	Sr Sunset, Llc
46.1 mi	Acadia Energy Center Eunice, LA	Natural Gas	1,389 MW	Cleco Power Llc
47.1 mi	Eunice La Plant Eunice, LA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Enlink Processing Services, Llc
48.2 mi	Mondu Solar Llc Livonia, LA	Solar	—	Mondu Solar Llc
48.3 mi	Mowata Solar Tbd, LA	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Hessmer, Louisiana (ZIP 71341), with a combined 4,416 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Overton Hydroelectric Project at 12.9 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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