Power Plants Near 35040 — Calera, AL

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35040 (Calera, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.1098, -86.7560 · County: Shelby

Coal 56%Natural Gas 34%Hydroelectric 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.1 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
19.6 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
27.6 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
27.7 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
27.7 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co
30.5 mi	District 100 Transco Gas Pipe Line Billingsley, AL	Other	—	Transcontinental Gas Pl Corp
31.7 mi	Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	939 MW	Tenaska Alabama Partners Lp
31.8 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
31.8 mi	Central Alabama Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	927 MW	Alabama Power Co
32.6 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
32.7 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
40.1 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
41.3 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
42.3 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
44.7 mi	Jordan Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Alabama Power Co
44.8 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
45.5 mi	Walter Bouldin Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	225 MW	Alabama Power Co
47.7 mi	International Paper Riverdale Mill Selma, AL	Natural Gas	104 MW	International Paper Co-Riverdl
48.7 mi	Dega Solar And Storage Tbd, AL	Battery Storage	—	Dega Bn, Llc
50.0 mi	Hillabee Energy Center Alexander City, AL	Natural Gas	823 MW	Cer Generation Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Calera, Alabama (ZIP 35040), with a combined 8,704 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lay Dam at 17.1 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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