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| Type | Public (NYSE: CNL) |
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| Headquarters | 2030 Donahue Ferry Rd. Pineville, LA 71360 |
| Area served | LA |
| Key people | Michael H. Madison, CEO |
| Industry | Electric Producer and Utility |
| Products | Electricity |
| Revenue | $1.03 billion (2007)[1] |
| Net income | ▲ $151.8 million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 1,216 (2007) |
| Subsidiaries | Cleco Power Cleco Midstream Resources Cleco Support Group |
| Website | Cleco.com |
Cleco Corp. is an energy services company based in central Louisiana. They have been in business since 1934. Their two primary businesses are Cleco Power LLC, a regulated electric utility business serving approximately 265,000 customers in Louisiana, and Cleco Midstream Resources LLC, a wholesale energy business.
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Support for the American Legislative Exchange Council
Cleco was a "Trustee" level sponsor of 2011 American Legislative Exchange Council Annual Conference, which in 2010, equated to $5,000.[2] Cleco was also a sponsor of the Louisiana Welcome Reception at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting.[3]
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Power portfolio
Out of its total 3,085 MW of electric generating capacity in 2005 (0.29% of the U.S. total), Cleco produces 58.5% from natural gas and 41.5% from coal. All of Cleco's power plants are in Louisiana.[4]
Existing coal-fired power plants
Cleco had 2 coal-fired generating stations in 2005, with 1,279 MW of capacity. Here is a list of Cleco's coal power plants:[4][5][6]
| Plant Name | State | County | Year(s) Built | Capacity | 2007 CO2 Emissions | 2006 SO2 Emissions |
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| Dolet Hills | LA | De Soto | 1986 | 721 MW | 5,742,000 tons | 20,908 tons |
| Rodemacher | LA | Rapides | 1982 | 558 MW | 4,039,000 tons | 10,837 tons |
In 2006, Cleco's two coal-fired power plants emitted 9.8 million tons of CO2 and 31,000 tons of SO2.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cleco Corp., BusinessWeek Company Insight Center, accessed July 2008.
- ↑ [American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011 Conference Sponsors, conference brochure on file with CMD, August 11, 2011]
- ↑ [American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011 Conference Receptions, conference brochure on file with CMD, August 11, 2011]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed April 2008.
- ↑ Environmental Integrity Project, Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants, July 2007.
- ↑ Dig Deeper, Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed June 2008.
