Power Plants Near 35053 — Crane Hill, AL

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35053 (Crane Hill, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.0821, -87.0484 · County: Cullman

Nuclear 43%Coal 32%Natural Gas 21%Hydroelectric 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.3 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
31.1 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
31.4 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
37.5 mi	Decatur-Morgan Co Lfg Recovery Project Trinity, AL	Biomass	2 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
37.8 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
37.8 mi	Decatur Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	902 MW	Decatur Energy Center Llc
38.3 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
38.5 mi	Morgan Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	900 MW	Morgan Energy Center Llc
39.9 mi	Sr Bear Creek Bear Creek, AL	Solar	—	Sr Bear Creek, Llc
40.2 mi	Lawrence County Solar Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.0 mi	Hillsboro Solar 3 Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
43.2 mi	Browns Ferry Decatur, AL	Nuclear	3,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.1 mi	Guntersville Guntersville, AL	Hydroelectric	115 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
44.2 mi	Redstone Arsenal Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	11 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
46.6 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Crane Hill, Alabama (ZIP 35053), with a combined 8,870 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lewis Smith Dam at 10.3 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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