Power Plants Near 35612 — Athens, AL

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35612 (Athens, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.7749, -87.0305 · County: Limestone

Nuclear 45%Natural Gas 35%Hydroelectric 14%Solar 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.0 mi	Browns Ferry Decatur, AL	Nuclear	3,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
9.5 mi	Morgan Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	900 MW	Morgan Energy Center Llc
10.1 mi	Decatur Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	902 MW	Decatur Energy Center Llc
11.2 mi	Decatur-Morgan Co Lfg Recovery Project Trinity, AL	Biomass	2 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
13.6 mi	Hillsboro Solar 3 Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
15.2 mi	Cumblerland Land Holdings, Llc Elkmont, AL	Solar	15 MW	Cumberland Land Holdings, Llc
15.6 mi	Lawrence County Solar Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
20.1 mi	Wheeler Dam Town Creek, AL	Hydroelectric	404 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
23.0 mi	Tai Huntsville Solar Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	32 MW	Tai Huntsville Solar, Llc
26.4 mi	Redstone Arsenal Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	11 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
33.8 mi	Wilson Dam Muscle Shoals, AL	Hydroelectric	667 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
36.6 mi	Spring Valley Solar 2 Littleville, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
43.7 mi	Guntersville Guntersville, AL	Hydroelectric	115 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
43.8 mi	Elora Solar Elora, TN	Solar	150 MW	Elora Solar
46.2 mi	River Bend Solar, Llc (Al) Florence, AL	Solar	75 MW	River Bend Solar, Llc
46.5 mi	Colbert Tuscumbia, AL	Natural Gas	1,170 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.6 mi	Muscle Shoals Cherokee, AL	Solar	227 MW	Muscle Shoals Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Athens, Alabama (ZIP 35612), with a combined 8,524 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Browns Ferry at 7.0 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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