Power Plants Near 35572 — Houston, AL

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35572 (Houston, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.1180, -87.2618 · County: Winston

Nuclear 42%Coal 31%Natural Gas 20%Hydroelectric 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.1 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
27.6 mi	Sr Bear Creek Bear Creek, AL	Solar	—	Sr Bear Creek, Llc
32.9 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
35.5 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
36.0 mi	Lawrence County Solar Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
36.1 mi	Decatur-Morgan Co Lfg Recovery Project Trinity, AL	Biomass	2 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
37.8 mi	Morgan Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	900 MW	Morgan Energy Center Llc
37.9 mi	Decatur Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	902 MW	Decatur Energy Center Llc
38.2 mi	Hillsboro Solar 3 Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
41.3 mi	Browns Ferry Decatur, AL	Nuclear	3,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.3 mi	Sr Sipsey Fayette, AL	Solar	—	Sr Sipsey, Llc
44.8 mi	Spring Valley Solar 2 Littleville, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
45.9 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.2 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
46.4 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
48.1 mi	Wheeler Dam Town Creek, AL	Hydroelectric	404 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Houston, Alabama (ZIP 35572), with a combined 9,148 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lewis Smith Dam at 15.1 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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