Power Plants Near 35023 — Bessemer, AL

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35023 (Bessemer, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.4680, -87.0924 · County: Jefferson

Coal 88%Hydroelectric 11%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.5 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
13.6 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
15.3 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
18.3 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
19.7 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
25.3 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
32.7 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
39.7 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
43.5 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
43.6 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
44.6 mi	Sr Sipsey Fayette, AL	Solar	—	Sr Sipsey, Llc
48.1 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Bessemer, Alabama (ZIP 35023), with a combined 5,498 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is James H Miller Jr at 11.5 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Alabama, visit the Alabama state page.

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