Most Polluting Power Plants in Alabama

Power plants in Alabama emit a combined 49.3M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.

Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.

#PlantStateFuelCO₂ (tons/yr)
1James H Miller JrAlabamaCoal18.1M
2H Allen Franklin Combined CycleAlabamaNatural Gas5.6M
3BarryAlabamaNatural Gas5.5M
4E C GastonAlabamaCoal3.3M
5E B Harris Electric Generating PlantAlabamaNatural Gas2.7M
6Morgan Energy CenterAlabamaNatural Gas2.1M
7Central Alabama Generating StationAlabamaNatural Gas2.1M
8Hillabee Energy CenterAlabamaNatural Gas1.8M
9McwilliamsAlabamaNatural Gas1.6M
10Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating StationAlabamaNatural Gas1.2M
11Decatur Energy CenterAlabamaNatural Gas925.6k
12Greene CountyAlabamaNatural Gas877.9k
13Hog Bayou Energy CenterAlabamaNatural Gas678.2k
14Lowman Energy CenterAlabamaNatural Gas646.1k
15Theodore Cogen FacilityAlabamaNatural Gas569.5k
16Mcintosh (Al)AlabamaNatural Gas498.6k
17Washington County Cogeneration FacilityAlabamaNatural Gas262.3k
18Kimberly Clark Mobile - Chp PlantAlabamaNatural Gas213.0k
19General Electric PlasticAlabamaNatural Gas155.8k
20International Paper Riverdale MillAlabamaNatural Gas115.3k
21Georgia-Pacific Brewton MillAlabamaBiomass92.5k
22Mead Coated BoardAlabamaBiomass47.9k
23ColbertAlabamaNatural Gas37.4k
24Alabama River PulpAlabamaBiomass35.0k
25Amea PeakingAlabamaNatural Gas31.3k
26Calhoun Energy CenterAlabamaNatural Gas29.6k
27Packaging Corp. Of America Jackson MillAlabamaBiomass21.8k
28International Paper Prattville MillAlabamaBiomass20.9k
29Alabama Pine PulpAlabamaBiomass15.3k
30Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-NaheolaAlabamaBiomass15.2k
31W&t Onshore Treating Facility (Otf)AlabamaNatural Gas14.7k
32U S Alliance Coosa PinesAlabamaBiomass14.2k
33Westrock Demopolis MillAlabamaBiomass8.5k
34International Paper Pine Hill MillAlabamaBiomass1.3k
35Abc CokeAlabamaNatural Gas27

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Most Polluting Power Plants in Alabama. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/most-polluting-power-plants/alabama

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