Power Plants Near 35176 — Vandiver, AL

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35176 (Vandiver, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.4807, -86.5013 · County: Shelby

Coal 65%Natural Gas 24%Hydroelectric 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.2 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
13.4 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
16.5 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
17.5 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
18.2 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
24.3 mi	Dega Solar And Storage Tbd, AL	Battery Storage	—	Dega Bn, Llc
25.1 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
31.3 mi	Calhoun Energy Center Eastaboga, AL	Natural Gas	748 MW	Alabama Power Co
32.2 mi	Anad Solar Array Anniston Army Depot, AL	Solar	7 MW	Alabama Power Co
33.3 mi	H Neely Henry Dam Ohatchee, AL	Hydroelectric	73 MW	Alabama Power Co
33.8 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
35.8 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
41.6 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
46.7 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co
47.2 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
47.8 mi	Gadsden Gadsden, AL	Natural Gas	138 MW	Alabama Power Co
47.9 mi	Hillabee Energy Center Alexander City, AL	Natural Gas	823 MW	Cer Generation Llc
49.3 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Vandiver, Alabama (ZIP 35176), with a combined 7,508 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Logan Martin Dam at 10.2 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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