BRAME ENERGY CENTER
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,707 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Rapides Parish
- Operator
- CLECO POWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1975
- EIA plant ID
- 6190
- Generators
- 3
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,586 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 17%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 31.3976, -92.7178
BRAME ENERGY CENTER, a 1,707 MW Coal power plant in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Operated by CLECO POWER LLC, commissioned 1975.
How BRAME ENERGY CENTER compares
With 1,707 MW of capacity, BRAME ENERGY CENTER ranks 3rd among the 72 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Louisiana and 2nd of the 3 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 33% of Louisiana's operating Coal capacity and 6.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 53rd-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1975, it is older than 61% of the 72 operating Louisiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CLECO POWER LLC, runs 3 operating plants in Louisiana totaling 3,126 MW. It shares Rapides Parish with one other operating plant, D G HUNTER.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 1,707 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 2,586 GWh in 2024 (a 17% capacity factor), down 53% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1975 and 2010.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: D G HUNTER (65 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BRAME ENERGY CENTER is a 1,707 MW coal power plant in Rapides Parish, LA, operated by CLECO POWER LLC, commissioned in 1975. Rapides Parish carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 31st national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 84th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Rapides Parish hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 54th | 3.1 of 5 | 75.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 54th | 3.1 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 11.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 21st | 1.9 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.4 |
Perils not assessed in Rapides Parish
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Rapides Parish in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.