Power Plants Near 35554 — Eldridge, AL

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35554 (Eldridge, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.9315, -87.6194 · County: Walker

Coal 72%Natural Gas 21%Hydroelectric 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
20.0 mi	Sr Sipsey Fayette, AL	Solar	—	Sr Sipsey, Llc
24.3 mi	Sr Bear Creek Bear Creek, AL	Solar	—	Sr Bear Creek, Llc
29.3 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
31.4 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
36.0 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
38.2 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
42.3 mi	Caledonia Steens, MS	Natural Gas	801 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.7 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Eldridge, Alabama (ZIP 35554), with a combined 3,905 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sr Sipsey at 20.0 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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