Power Plants Near 35080 — Helena, AL

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35080 (Helena, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.2663, -86.9020 · County: Shelby

Coal 64%Natural Gas 26%Hydroelectric 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.7 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
23.0 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
25.7 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
26.8 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
29.4 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
30.5 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
31.2 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
31.6 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
31.8 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
34.4 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
36.5 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
41.4 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co
42.6 mi	District 100 Transco Gas Pipe Line Billingsley, AL	Other	—	Transcontinental Gas Pl Corp
43.5 mi	Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	939 MW	Tenaska Alabama Partners Lp
43.6 mi	Central Alabama Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	927 MW	Alabama Power Co
48.1 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Helena, Alabama (ZIP 35080), with a combined 7,633 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sloss Industries Corp at 21.7 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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