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EIA plant 6190

Lena · Rapides · LA

Brame Energy Center

Operated by Cleco Power LLC

Annual generation2,585,504 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNG, SUB, PCCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Brame Energy Center?

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31.395000, -92.716667

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyPetroleum Coke703.8 MW represented
TechnologyConventional Steam Coal558 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine445.5 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1230,769
2209,460.01
3256,429
4190,810
5106,211
6247,445
7320,150
8282,226
9261,560
10147,269
11253,598
1279,577

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1230,769
2209,460.01
3256,429
4190,810
5106,211
6247,445
7320,150
8282,226
9261,560
10147,269
11253,598
1279,577

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1230,769 MWh
2209,460 MWh
3256,429 MWh
4190,810 MWh
5106,211 MWh
6247,445 MWh
7320,150 MWh
8282,226 MWh
9261,560 MWh
10147,269 MWh
11253,598 MWh
1279,577 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3Petroleum CokePC703.8OP
2Conventional Steam CoalSUB558OP
1Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG445.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6190
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Rodemacher Lake
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (320,150 MWh) and 12 the lowest (79,577 MWh). Their difference is 240,573 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 445.5 (1) to 703.8 (3). The difference is 258.3 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Steam Turbine445.5420.6422.055.0
2Conventional Steam Coal558.0499.3493.0180.0
3Petroleum Coke703.8602.5628.0400.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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