🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Alabama
Alabama operates 30 natural gas power plants totaling 17,755 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 60.3M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants30operating
Capacity17,755 MWnameplate
Generation60.3M MWhannual
Where natural gas plants sit in Alabama
All Alabama natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry | Bucks | Mobile County | 3,344 MW | Alabama Power Co |
| H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle | Smiths | Lee County | 1,996 MW | Southern Power Co |
| E B Harris Electric Generating Plant | Autaugaville | Autauga County | 1,304 MW | Southern Power Co |
| Greene County | Demopolis | Greene County | 1,288 MW | Alabama Power Co |
| Colbert | Tuscumbia | Colbert County | 1,170 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station | Billingsley | Autauga County | 939 MW | Tenaska Alabama Partners Lp |
| Central Alabama Generating Station | Billingsley | Autauga County | 927 MW | Alabama Power Co |
| Decatur Energy Center | Decatur | Morgan County | 902 MW | Decatur Energy Center Llc |
| Morgan Energy Center | Decatur | Morgan County | 900 MW | Morgan Energy Center Llc |
| Hillabee Energy Center | Alexander City | Tallapoosa County | 823 MW | Cer Generation Llc |
| Calhoun Energy Center | Eastaboga | Calhoun County | 748 MW | Alabama Power Co |
| Lowman Energy Center | Leroy | Washington County | 733 MW | Powersouth Energy Cooperative |
| Mcintosh (Al) | Mcintosh | Washington County | 676 MW | Powersouth Energy Cooperative |
| Mcwilliams | Gantt | Covington County | 654 MW | Powersouth Energy Cooperative |
| Theodore Cogen Facility | Theodore | Mobile County | 317 MW | Alabama Power Co |
| Hog Bayou Energy Center | Mobile | Mobile County | 280 MW | Mobile Energy Llc |
| Gadsden | Gadsden | Etowah County | 138 MW | Alabama Power Co |
| Washington County Cogeneration Facility | Mcintosh | Washington County | 123 MW | Alabama Power Co |
| International Paper Riverdale Mill | Selma | Dallas County | 104 MW | International Paper Co-Riverdl |
| Walton Discover Power Facility | Smiths | Lee County | 103 MW | Walton Discover Llc |
| Amea Peaking | Sylacauga | Talladega County | 99 MW | Alabama Municipal Elec Authority |
| General Electric Plastic | Burkeville | Lowndes County | 97 MW | Alabama Power Co |
| Kimberly Clark Mobile - Chp Plant | Mobile | Mobile County | 50 MW | Kimberly Clark - Mobile Alabama |
| Sloss Industries Corp | Birmingham | Jefferson County | 25 MW | Bluestone Coke Llc |
| W&t Onshore Treating Facility (Otf) | Theodore | Mobile County | 12 MW | W&t Offshore Inc |
| Abc Coke | Tarrant | Jefferson County | 4 MW | Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc |
| Apc1 | — | Alabama Power Co | ||
| Apc2 | — | Alabama Power Co | ||
| Apc3 | — | Alabama Power Co | ||
| Yellowhammer Gas Plant | Coden | Mobile County | — | W&t Offshore Inc |