Power Plants Near 71459 — Fort Polk, LA

5 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 71459 (Fort Polk, Louisiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.0466, -93.2054 · County: Vernon

Coal 83%Solar 7%Hydroelectric 4%Natural Gas 3%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.3 mi	Deridder Mill Deridder, LA	Biomass	62 MW	Packaging Corporation Of America
20.9 mi	Elizabeth Solar Plant Pitkin, LA	Solar	143 MW	Horus Louisiana 1, Llc
23.1 mi	Toledo Bend Burkville, TX	Hydroelectric	81 MW	Entergy Texas Inc.
37.6 mi	Brame Energy Center Lena, LA	Coal	1,707 MW	Cleco Power Llc
47.9 mi	D G Hunter Alexandria, LA	Natural Gas	65 MW	City Of Alexandria - (La)

Power generation near this area

There are 5 power plants within 50 miles of Fort Polk, Louisiana (ZIP 71459), with a combined 2,058 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 1 of the 5 nearby plants. The closest plant is Deridder Mill at 16.3 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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