Power Plants Near 71452 — Melrose, LA

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71452 (Melrose, Louisiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.6104, -92.9745 · County: Natchitoches

Coal 85%Biomass 7%Hydroelectric 4%Natural Gas 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.3 mi	Brame Energy Center Lena, LA	Coal	1,707 MW	Cleco Power Llc
23.5 mi	International Paper Red River Mill Campti, LA	Biomass	79 MW	Red River Mill Intl Paper Company
36.3 mi	D G Hunter Alexandria, LA	Natural Gas	65 MW	City Of Alexandria - (La)
36.6 mi	Ada Carbon Solutions Red River Coushatta, LA	Other Fossil	21 MW	Ada Carbon Solutions (Red River), Llc
45.1 mi	Dolet Hills Solar Tbd, LA	Solar	—	Cleco Power Llc
45.4 mi	Dolet Hills Mansfield, LA	Coal	—	Cleco Power Llc
46.1 mi	Toledo Bend Burkville, TX	Hydroelectric	81 MW	Entergy Texas Inc.
48.2 mi	Westrock Hodge (La) Hodge, LA	Biomass	66 MW	Westrock (La)
49.7 mi	Overton Hydroelectric Project Alexandria, LA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Melrose, Louisiana (ZIP 71452), with a combined 2,019 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Brame Energy Center at 21.3 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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