🔥 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
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 |