Power Plants Near 35243 — Birmingham, AL

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35243 (Birmingham, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.4459, -86.7502 · County: Jefferson

Coal 74%Natural Gas 13%Hydroelectric 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.9 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
9.6 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
21.9 mi	E C Gaston Wilsonville, AL	Coal	2,034 MW	Alabama Power Co
22.0 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
23.8 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co
24.1 mi	U S Alliance Coosa Pines Coosa Pines, AL	Biomass	26 MW	Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op
29.1 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
33.2 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
35.0 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
35.9 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
38.8 mi	Dega Solar And Storage Tbd, AL	Battery Storage	—	Dega Bn, Llc
39.9 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
42.5 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
45.8 mi	Calhoun Energy Center Eastaboga, AL	Natural Gas	748 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.5 mi	H Neely Henry Dam Ohatchee, AL	Hydroelectric	73 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.7 mi	Anad Solar Array Anniston Army Depot, AL	Solar	7 MW	Alabama Power Co
47.6 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Birmingham, Alabama (ZIP 35243), with a combined 6,594 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sloss Industries Corp at 8.9 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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