Power Plants Near 35406 — Tuscaloosa, AL

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35406 (Tuscaloosa, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.2722, -87.5360 · County: Tuscaloosa

Coal 56%Natural Gas 42%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.1 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
16.5 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
32.3 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
33.4 mi	Sr Sipsey Fayette, AL	Solar	—	Sr Sipsey, Llc
37.0 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
47.2 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
48.5 mi	Greene County Demopolis, AL	Natural Gas	1,288 MW	Alabama Power Co
48.6 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
49.7 mi	Caledonia Steens, MS	Natural Gas	801 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Tuscaloosa, Alabama (ZIP 35406), with a combined 5,041 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Holt Dam at 5.1 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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