Power Plants Near 35616 — Cherokee, AL

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35616 (Cherokee, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.7442, -87.9724 · County: Colbert

Nuclear 57%Hydroelectric 19%Natural Gas 17%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.2 mi	Muscle Shoals Cherokee, AL	Solar	227 MW	Muscle Shoals Solar, Llc
7.0 mi	Colbert Tuscumbia, AL	Natural Gas	1,170 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
9.5 mi	River Bend Solar, Llc (Al) Florence, AL	Solar	75 MW	River Bend Solar, Llc
18.2 mi	Spring Valley Solar 2 Littleville, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
20.0 mi	Wilson Dam Muscle Shoals, AL	Hydroelectric	667 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
26.7 mi	Packaging Corp Of America Counce, TN	Biomass	73 MW	Packaging Corp Of America
27.3 mi	Pickwick Landing Dam Pickwick Dam, TN	Hydroelectric	240 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
33.8 mi	Wheeler Dam Town Creek, AL	Hydroelectric	404 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
35.8 mi	Sr Bear Creek Bear Creek, AL	Solar	—	Sr Bear Creek, Llc
41.6 mi	Lawrence County Solar Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.9 mi	Sr Adamsville Mcnairy, TN	Solar	—	Sr Adamsville, Llc
42.3 mi	Hillsboro Solar 3 Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
42.7 mi	Selmer I Selmer, TN	Solar	16 MW	Selmer North Solar I, Llc
43.3 mi	Selmer Farm Llc Selmer, TN	Solar	16 MW	Onward Energy
43.9 mi	Mulberry Farm Llc Selmer, TN	Solar	16 MW	Onward Energy
44.2 mi	Sr Clifton Clifton, TN	Solar	—	Sr Clifton, Llc
48.0 mi	Selmer Ii Selmer, TN	Solar	8 MW	Selmer North Solar Ii, Llc
48.5 mi	Browns Ferry Decatur, AL	Nuclear	3,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Cherokee, Alabama (ZIP 35616), with a combined 6,764 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Muscle Shoals at 4.2 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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