DOLET HILLS
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 721 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- De Soto Parish
- Operator
- CLECO POWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 51
- Coordinates
- 32.0316, -93.5690
DOLET HILLS, a 721 MW Coal power plant in De Soto Parish, Louisiana. Operated by CLECO POWER LLC. One of 95 power plants tracked in Louisiana on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
DOLET HILLS is a 721 MW coal power plant in De Soto Parish, LA, operated by CLECO POWER LLC. De Soto Parish carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 76th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 97th 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.
De Soto Parish hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 66.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.80 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 20.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.2 |
Perils not assessed in De Soto 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 De Soto 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.