Power Plants Near 35242 — Birmingham, AL

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35242 (Birmingham, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.3813, -86.7046 · County: Shelby

Coal 74%Natural Gas 13%Hydroelectric 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.0 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
14.6 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
17.1 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
20.4 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
21.4 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
26.8 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
28.6 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
30.8 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
33.7 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
37.3 mi	Dega Solar And Storage Tbd, AL	Battery Storage	—	Dega Bn, Llc
38.0 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
42.5 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co
43.9 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
44.5 mi	Calhoun Energy Center Eastaboga, AL	Natural Gas	748 MW	Alabama Power Co
45.1 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
45.6 mi	Anad Solar Array Anniston Army Depot, AL	Solar	7 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.7 mi	H Neely Henry Dam Ohatchee, AL	Hydroelectric	73 MW	Alabama Power Co
49.2 mi	District 100 Transco Gas Pipe Line Billingsley, AL	Other	—	Transcontinental Gas Pl Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Birmingham, Alabama (ZIP 35242), with a combined 6,594 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 Sloss Industries Corp at 14.0 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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