Power Plants Near 35143 — Shelby, AL

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35143 (Shelby, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.0785, -86.5536 · County: Shelby

Natural Gas 45%Coal 44%Hydroelectric 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.2 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
12.7 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
16.8 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
19.9 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co
20.7 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
27.1 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
29.9 mi	District 100 Transco Gas Pipe Line Billingsley, AL	Other	—	Transcontinental Gas Pl Corp
31.4 mi	Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	939 MW	Tenaska Alabama Partners Lp
31.5 mi	Central Alabama Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	927 MW	Alabama Power Co
36.2 mi	Jordan Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Alabama Power Co
36.7 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
37.2 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
37.6 mi	Walter Bouldin Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	225 MW	Alabama Power Co
38.0 mi	Hillabee Energy Center Alexander City, AL	Natural Gas	823 MW	Cer Generation Llc
41.7 mi	Dega Solar And Storage Tbd, AL	Battery Storage	—	Dega Bn, Llc
45.8 mi	International Paper Prattville Mill Prattville, AL	Biomass	90 MW	International Paper Co
46.3 mi	Martin Dam Dadeville, AL	Hydroelectric	211 MW	Alabama Power Co
48.1 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
48.2 mi	E B Harris Electric Generating Plant Autaugaville, AL	Natural Gas	1,304 MW	Southern Power Co
48.6 mi	Calhoun Energy Center Eastaboga, AL	Natural Gas	748 MW	Alabama Power Co
48.7 mi	International Paper Riverdale Mill Selma, AL	Natural Gas	104 MW	International Paper Co-Riverdl

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Shelby, Alabama (ZIP 35143), with a combined 10,955 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lay Dam at 8.2 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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