Power Plants Near 35579 — Oakman, AL

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35579 (Oakman, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.7002, -87.3686 · County: Walker

Coal 90%Hydroelectric 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.6 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
16.7 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
18.4 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
22.4 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
25.8 mi	Sr Sipsey Fayette, AL	Solar	—	Sr Sipsey, Llc
31.1 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
34.0 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
34.8 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
44.2 mi	Sr Bear Creek Bear Creek, AL	Solar	—	Sr Bear Creek, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Oakman, Alabama (ZIP 35579), with a combined 3,133 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gorgas at 10.6 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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