Power Plants Near 71430 — Forest Hill, LA
10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71430 (Forest Hill, Louisiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 31.0243, -92.5108 · County: Rapides
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.0 mi | Overton Hydroelectric Project Alexandria, LA | Hydroelectric | — | Rye Development |
| 19.3 mi | Coughlin Power Station St Landry, LA | Natural Gas | 923 MW | Cleco Power Llc |
| 20.7 mi | D G Hunter Alexandria, LA | Natural Gas | 65 MW | City Of Alexandria - (La) |
| 28.4 mi | Brame Energy Center Lena, LA | Coal | 1,707 MW | Cleco Power Llc |
| 30.8 mi | Elizabeth Solar Plant Pitkin, LA | Solar | 143 MW | Horus Louisiana 1, Llc |
| 35.0 mi | Prairie Ronde Solar Farm Opelousas, LA | Solar | 135 MW | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc |
| 38.9 mi | Eunice La Plant Eunice, LA | Natural Gas | 5 MW | Enlink Processing Services, Llc |
| 41.6 mi | Acadia Energy Center Eunice, LA | Natural Gas | 1,389 MW | Cleco Power Llc |
| 44.2 mi | Mowata Solar Tbd, LA | Solar | — | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc |
| 49.0 mi | Sr Sunset Sunset, LA | Solar | — | Sr Sunset, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Forest Hill, Louisiana (ZIP 71430), with a combined 4,367 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 17.0 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.
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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