Power Plants Near 35582 — Red Bay, AL

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35582 (Red Bay, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.4513, -88.1129 · County: Franklin

Hydroelectric 46%Natural Gas 41%Solar 11%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
25.0 mi	Muscle Shoals Cherokee, AL	Solar	227 MW	Muscle Shoals Solar, Llc
25.2 mi	Colbert Tuscumbia, AL	Natural Gas	1,170 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
26.2 mi	Sr Bear Creek Bear Creek, AL	Solar	—	Sr Bear Creek, Llc
29.9 mi	Spring Valley Solar 2 Littleville, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
30.4 mi	River Bend Solar, Llc (Al) Florence, AL	Solar	75 MW	River Bend Solar, Llc
36.6 mi	Wilson Dam Muscle Shoals, AL	Hydroelectric	667 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.1 mi	Packaging Corp Of America Counce, TN	Biomass	73 MW	Packaging Corp Of America
43.3 mi	Pickwick Landing Dam Pickwick Dam, TN	Hydroelectric	240 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
48.3 mi	Wheeler Dam Town Creek, AL	Hydroelectric	404 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Red Bay, Alabama (ZIP 35582), with a combined 2,855 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Muscle Shoals at 25.0 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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