💧 Hydroelectric Power Plants in Alabama

Alabama operates 24 hydroelectric power plants totaling 3,318 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 8.4M MWh.

Hydroelectric plants spin turbines using falling or flowing water — typically from a dam-impounded reservoir. They are dispatchable, long-lived, and emission-free at the point of generation, though large reservoirs can disrupt rivers and ecosystems and methane can be released from flooded vegetation.

Plants24operating
Capacity3,318 MWnameplate
Generation8.4M MWhannual

All Alabama hydroelectric plants

PlantCityCountyCapacityOperator
Wilson DamMuscle ShoalsLauderdale County667 MWTennessee Valley Authority
Wheeler DamTown CreekLawrence County404 MWTennessee Valley Authority
Walter Bouldin DamWetumpkaElmore County225 MWAlabama Power Co
Martin DamDadevilleElmore County211 MWAlabama Power Co
Lewis Smith DamJasperWalker County181 MWAlabama Power Co
Lay DamClantonChilton County177 MWAlabama Power Co
Bartletts FerrySalemLee County173 MWGeorgia Power Co
Mitchell DamVerbenaCoosa County170 MWAlabama Power Co
Harris DamLinevilleRandolph County135 MWAlabama Power Co
Logan Martin DamVincentTalladega County128 MWAlabama Power Co
GuntersvilleGuntersvilleMarshall County115 MWTennessee Valley Authority
Millers FerryCamdenWilcox County101 MWUsce-Mobile District
Jordan DamWetumpkaElmore County100 MWAlabama Power Co
Thurlow DamTallasseeElmore County91 MWAlabama Power Co
Weiss DamLeesburgCherokee County88 MWAlabama Power Co
Jones BluffSelmaAutauga County82 MWUsce-Mobile District
H Neely Henry DamOhatcheeCalhoun County73 MWAlabama Power Co
Bankhead DamNorthportTuscaloosa County54 MWAlabama Power Co
Yates DamTallasseeElmore County51 MWAlabama Power Co
Holt DamTuscaloosaTuscaloosa County47 MWAlabama Power Co
Goat RockSmithsLee County39 MWGeorgia Power Co
Point AAndalusiaCovington County5 MWPowersouth Energy Cooperative
GanttAndalusiaCovington County3 MWPowersouth Energy Cooperative
LangdaleValleyChambers County—Georgia Power Co

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