Power Plants Near 35043 — Chelsea, AL

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35043 (Chelsea, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.2982, -86.6563 · County: Shelby

Coal 53%Natural Gas 39%Hydroelectric 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.0 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
17.4 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
20.4 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
20.4 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
20.9 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
23.5 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
24.5 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
32.7 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
36.1 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co
36.8 mi	Dega Solar And Storage Tbd, AL	Battery Storage	—	Dega Bn, Llc
39.3 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
41.9 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
43.6 mi	District 100 Transco Gas Pipe Line Billingsley, AL	Other	—	Transcontinental Gas Pl Corp
44.2 mi	Calhoun Energy Center Eastaboga, AL	Natural Gas	748 MW	Alabama Power Co
44.9 mi	Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	939 MW	Tenaska Alabama Partners Lp
45.1 mi	Central Alabama Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	927 MW	Alabama Power Co
45.6 mi	Anad Solar Array Anniston Army Depot, AL	Solar	7 MW	Alabama Power Co
45.9 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
48.2 mi	Hillabee Energy Center Alexander City, AL	Natural Gas	823 MW	Cer Generation Llc
48.4 mi	H Neely Henry Dam Ohatchee, AL	Hydroelectric	73 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Chelsea, Alabama (ZIP 35043), with a combined 9,103 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is E C Gaston at 12.0 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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