Power Plants Near 35171 — Thorsby, AL

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35171 (Thorsby, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 32.9157, -86.7158 · County: Chilton

Natural Gas 57%Coal 27%Hydroelectric 15%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.9 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
17.1 mi	District 100 Transco Gas Pipe Line Billingsley, AL	Other	—	Transcontinental Gas Pl Corp
17.5 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co
18.3 mi	Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	939 MW	Tenaska Alabama Partners Lp
18.4 mi	Central Alabama Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	927 MW	Alabama Power Co
27.2 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
30.5 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
33.7 mi	Jordan Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Alabama Power Co
34.0 mi	Walter Bouldin Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	225 MW	Alabama Power Co
35.0 mi	International Paper Riverdale Mill Selma, AL	Natural Gas	104 MW	International Paper Co-Riverdl
35.3 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
37.2 mi	International Paper Prattville Mill Prattville, AL	Biomass	90 MW	International Paper Co
37.8 mi	E B Harris Electric Generating Plant Autaugaville, AL	Natural Gas	1,304 MW	Southern Power Co
41.1 mi	Jones Bluff Selma, AL	Hydroelectric	82 MW	Usce-Mobile District
41.5 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
43.3 mi	General Electric Plastic Burkeville, AL	Natural Gas	97 MW	Alabama Power Co
45.0 mi	Old Hayneville Solar, Llc Montgomery, AL	Solar	—	Old Hayneville Solar, Llc
45.3 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
46.2 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
47.5 mi	Hillabee Energy Center Alexander City, AL	Natural Gas	823 MW	Cer Generation Llc
48.5 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
49.5 mi	Martin Dam Dadeville, AL	Hydroelectric	211 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Thorsby, Alabama (ZIP 35171), with a combined 7,611 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lay Dam at 11.9 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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