Power Plants Near 35063 — Empire, AL

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35063 (Empire, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.8256, -87.0161 · County: Walker

Coal 87%Hydroelectric 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.5 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
13.6 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
16.3 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
21.6 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
21.7 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
32.0 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.6 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.9 mi	Sr Sipsey Fayette, AL	Solar	—	Sr Sipsey, Llc
47.8 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Empire, Alabama (ZIP 35063), with a combined 3,261 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lewis Smith Dam at 9.5 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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