Power Plants Near 35127 — Pleasant Grove, AL

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35127 (Pleasant Grove, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.4883, -86.9766 · County: Jefferson

Coal 87%Hydroelectric 10%Natural Gas 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.0 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
11.6 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
13.1 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
16.6 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
22.0 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
31.7 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
32.1 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
34.3 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
37.1 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
37.4 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
44.9 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
45.8 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Pleasant Grove, Alabama (ZIP 35127), with a combined 5,596 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is James H Miller Jr at 11.0 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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