Power Plants Near 35613 — Athens, AL

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35613 (Athens, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.8317, -86.8867 · County: Limestone

Nuclear 54%Natural Gas 25%Hydroelectric 17%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.2 mi	Cumblerland Land Holdings, Llc Elkmont, AL	Solar	15 MW	Cumberland Land Holdings, Llc
14.5 mi	Tai Huntsville Solar Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	32 MW	Tai Huntsville Solar, Llc
15.9 mi	Browns Ferry Decatur, AL	Nuclear	3,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
15.9 mi	Decatur Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	902 MW	Decatur Energy Center Llc
16.7 mi	Morgan Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	900 MW	Morgan Energy Center Llc
18.8 mi	Decatur-Morgan Co Lfg Recovery Project Trinity, AL	Biomass	2 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
21.8 mi	Redstone Arsenal Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	11 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
22.6 mi	Hillsboro Solar 3 Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
24.6 mi	Lawrence County Solar Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
28.1 mi	Wheeler Dam Town Creek, AL	Hydroelectric	404 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.7 mi	Elora Solar Elora, TN	Solar	150 MW	Elora Solar
39.9 mi	Guntersville Guntersville, AL	Hydroelectric	115 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.0 mi	Wilson Dam Muscle Shoals, AL	Hydroelectric	667 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.7 mi	Tims Ford Winchester, TN	Hydroelectric	46 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
45.4 mi	Spring Valley Solar 2 Littleville, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
49.7 mi	Albertville Albertville, AL	Oil	4 MW	Albertville Municipal Utilities Board

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Athens, Alabama (ZIP 35613), with a combined 7,102 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cumblerland Land Holdings, Llc at 8.2 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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