Brame Energy Center — United States of America

Brame Energy Center is a 1,707.3 MW petcoke power station in Louisiana, United States of America. It is operated by Cleco Power LLC. Based on reported annual generation of 5,018 GWh, it can supply roughly 1.4 million homes. It ranks #260 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1991, it is around 35 years old — long-established. In context, the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0006190.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103957; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,707.3 MW, Brame Energy Center is well above the median petcoke plant in United States of America (68 MW). This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Key facts

Load factor

34%, from 5,018 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 34% median for 11 petcoke plants in United States of America

Generation trend

7,494 GWh in 2013 and 5,018 GWh in 2019 (−33%)

Highest and lowest year

2013: 7,494 GWh; 2019: 5,018 GWh

Share of United States of America petcoke capacity

72.2% of 2,366 MW across 11 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

9 of 11 dated petcoke plants in United States of America are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Reported generation trend

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Cleco Power LLC. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This petcoke plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 31.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Monthly mean temperature

Heating degree-days here run 63% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 25/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1 largest petcoke power plant of 11 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 11 petcoke power plants in this dataset, together about 2,366 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Brame Energy power station · Gas · 1,707.5 MW · Louisiana
• D G Hunter · Gas · 65.1 MW · Louisiana
• International Paper Red River Mill · Biomass · 78.8 MW · Louisiana
• Coughlin Power Station · Gas · 922.8 MW · Louisiana
• Toledo Bend · Hydro · 81 MW · Louisiana
• DeRidder Mill · Biomass · 61.5 MW · Louisiana

Location

Coordinates 31.395, -92.7167 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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