Power Plants Near 35587 — Townley, AL

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35587 (Townley, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.8470, -87.4372 · County: Walker

Coal 72%Natural Gas 21%Hydroelectric 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.7 mi	Gorgas Parrish, AL	Coal	—	Alabama Power Co
20.0 mi	Lewis Smith Dam Jasper, AL	Hydroelectric	181 MW	Alabama Power Co
24.3 mi	Sr Sipsey Fayette, AL	Solar	—	Sr Sipsey, Llc
26.3 mi	James H Miller Jr Quinton, AL	Coal	2,822 MW	Alabama Power Co
27.2 mi	Bankhead Dam Northport, AL	Hydroelectric	54 MW	Alabama Power Co
33.4 mi	Sr Bear Creek Bear Creek, AL	Solar	—	Sr Bear Creek, Llc
40.9 mi	Holt Dam Tuscaloosa, AL	Hydroelectric	47 MW	Alabama Power Co
41.4 mi	Sloss Industries Corp Birmingham, AL	Natural Gas	25 MW	Bluestone Coke Llc
42.0 mi	Abc Coke Tarrant, AL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
49.9 mi	Caledonia Steens, MS	Natural Gas	801 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Townley, Alabama (ZIP 35587), with a combined 3,934 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gorgas at 19.7 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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