Power Plants Near 35179 — Vinemont, AL

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35179 (Vinemont, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.2621, -86.9125 · County: Cullman

Nuclear 42%Coal 30%Natural Gas 20%Hydroelectric 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
24.9 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
26.1 mi	Decatur Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	902 MW	Decatur Energy Center Llc
27.2 mi	Decatur-Morgan Co Lfg Recovery Project Trinity, AL	Biomass	2 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
27.5 mi	Morgan Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	900 MW	Morgan Energy Center Llc
29.6 mi	Redstone Arsenal Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	11 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
31.6 mi	Guntersville Guntersville, AL	Hydroelectric	115 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
32.4 mi	Lawrence County Solar Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
32.7 mi	Browns Ferry Decatur, AL	Nuclear	3,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
33.6 mi	Hillsboro Solar 3 Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
39.9 mi	Albertville Albertville, AL	Oil	4 MW	Albertville Municipal Utilities Board
42.4 mi	Tai Huntsville Solar Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	32 MW	Tai Huntsville Solar, Llc
44.4 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
45.3 mi	Sr Bear Creek Bear Creek, AL	Solar	—	Sr Bear Creek, Llc
45.7 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
46.2 mi	Wheeler Dam Town Creek, AL	Hydroelectric	404 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.5 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
47.6 mi	Cumblerland Land Holdings, Llc Elkmont, AL	Solar	15 MW	Cumberland Land Holdings, Llc
48.4 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Vinemont, Alabama (ZIP 35179), with a combined 9,271 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lewis Smith Dam at 24.9 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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