Power Plants Near 35184 — West Blocton, AL

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35184 (West Blocton, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.1424, -87.1369 · County: Bibb

Coal 66%Natural Gas 27%Hydroelectric 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.7 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
25.3 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
34.1 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
34.9 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
35.3 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
36.7 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
37.9 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
39.9 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
40.7 mi	District 100 Transco Gas Pipe Line Billingsley, AL	Other	—	Transcontinental Gas Pl Corp
41.0 mi	Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	939 MW	Tenaska Alabama Partners Lp
41.1 mi	Central Alabama Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	927 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.4 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.9 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
49.5 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of West Blocton, Alabama (ZIP 35184), with a combined 7,324 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Holt Dam at 19.7 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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