Power Plants Near 35187 — Wilton, AL

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35187 (Wilton, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.0810, -86.8793 · County: Shelby

Coal 62%Natural Gas 27%Hydroelectric 11%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
22.4 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
26.8 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
29.9 mi	District 100 Transco Gas Pipe Line Billingsley, AL	Other	—	Transcontinental Gas Pl Corp
30.8 mi	Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	939 MW	Tenaska Alabama Partners Lp
30.9 mi	Central Alabama Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	927 MW	Alabama Power Co
31.6 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co
34.0 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
34.7 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
35.0 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
35.1 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
35.1 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
38.0 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
39.3 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
39.5 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
43.0 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
45.3 mi	International Paper Riverdale Mill Selma, AL	Natural Gas	104 MW	International Paper Co-Riverdl
48.3 mi	Jordan Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Alabama Power Co
48.8 mi	Walter Bouldin Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	225 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Wilton, Alabama (ZIP 35187), with a combined 7,881 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lay Dam at 22.4 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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