Power Plants Near 35172 — Trafford, AL

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35172 (Trafford, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.8190, -86.7434 · County: Jefferson

Coal 76%Natural Gas 14%Hydroelectric 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.5 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
17.6 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
22.3 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
22.5 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
28.7 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
35.8 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
39.7 mi	H Neely Henry Dam Ohatchee, AL	Hydroelectric	73 MW	Alabama Power Co
40.6 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
42.5 mi	Dega Solar And Storage Tbd, AL	Battery Storage	—	Dega Bn, Llc
43.0 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
43.2 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.2 mi	Guntersville Guntersville, AL	Hydroelectric	115 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.3 mi	Gadsden Gadsden, AL	Natural Gas	138 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.4 mi	Anad Solar Array Anniston Army Depot, AL	Solar	7 MW	Alabama Power Co
47.1 mi	Calhoun Energy Center Eastaboga, AL	Natural Gas	748 MW	Alabama Power Co
47.9 mi	Albertville Albertville, AL	Oil	4 MW	Albertville Municipal Utilities Board

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Trafford, Alabama (ZIP 35172), with a combined 6,359 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Abc Coke at 16.5 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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