Power Plants in Alabama

Alabama operates 104 power plants totaling 32,973 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas dominates the mix at 54%, followed by Nuclear (17%) and Coal (15%). The largest plant is Browns Ferry at 3,854 MW.

Plants104operating sites
Capacity32,973 MWnameplate
Generation138.6M MWhannual
CO₂49.3Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 54%Nuclear 17%Coal 15%Hydroelectric 10%Biomass 2%Solar 2%

Plant locations

Largest plants in Alabama

PlantCityFuelCapacity
Browns FerryDecaturNuclear3,854 MW
BarryBucksNatural Gas3,344 MW
James H Miller JrQuintonCoal2,822 MW
E C GastonWilsonvilleCoal2,034 MW
H Allen Franklin Combined CycleSmithsNatural Gas1,996 MW
Joseph M FarleyColumbiaNuclear1,776 MW
E B Harris Electric Generating PlantAutaugavilleNatural Gas1,304 MW
Greene CountyDemopolisNatural Gas1,288 MW
ColbertTuscumbiaNatural Gas1,170 MW
Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating StationBillingsleyNatural Gas939 MW
Central Alabama Generating StationBillingsleyNatural Gas927 MW
Decatur Energy CenterDecaturNatural Gas902 MW
Morgan Energy CenterDecaturNatural Gas900 MW
Hillabee Energy CenterAlexander CityNatural Gas823 MW
Calhoun Energy CenterEastabogaNatural Gas748 MW
Lowman Energy CenterLeroyNatural Gas733 MW
Mcintosh (Al)McintoshNatural Gas676 MW
Wilson DamMuscle ShoalsHydroelectric667 MW
McwilliamsGanttNatural Gas654 MW
Wheeler DamTown CreekHydroelectric404 MW
Theodore Cogen FacilityTheodoreNatural Gas317 MW
Hog Bayou Energy CenterMobileNatural Gas280 MW
Muscle ShoalsCherokeeSolar227 MW
Walter Bouldin DamWetumpkaHydroelectric225 MW
Martin DamDadevilleHydroelectric211 MW
Lewis Smith DamJasperHydroelectric181 MW
Lay DamClantonHydroelectric177 MW
Bartletts FerrySalemHydroelectric173 MW
Mitchell DamVerbenaHydroelectric170 MW
GadsdenGadsdenNatural Gas138 MW
Harris DamLinevilleHydroelectric135 MW
Logan Martin DamVincentHydroelectric128 MW
Washington County Cogeneration FacilityMcintoshNatural Gas123 MW
Mead Coated BoardMahrtBiomass121 MW
GuntersvilleGuntersvilleHydroelectric115 MW
International Paper Riverdale MillSelmaNatural Gas104 MW
Georgia-Pacific Brewton MillBrewtonBiomass103 MW
Walton Discover Power FacilitySmithsNatural Gas103 MW
Millers FerryCamdenHydroelectric101 MW
Jordan DamWetumpkaHydroelectric100 MW
Black Bear Solar 1MontgomerySolar100 MW
Amea PeakingSylacaugaNatural Gas98.6 MW
General Electric PlasticBurkevilleNatural Gas97.0 MW
Thurlow DamTallasseeHydroelectric91.0 MW
International Paper Prattville MillPrattvilleBiomass89.8 MW
Weiss DamLeesburgHydroelectric87.6 MW
Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-NaheolaPenningtonBiomass87.5 MW
Jones BluffSelmaHydroelectric82.0 MW
WingWingSolar80.0 MW
Lafayette Solar FarmLafayetteSolar79.2 MW

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