Power Plants Near 35756 — Madison, AL

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35756 (Madison, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.6430, -86.8168 · County: Madison

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.7 mi	Decatur Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	902 MW	Decatur Energy Center Llc
11.9 mi	Redstone Arsenal Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	11 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
14.0 mi	Morgan Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	900 MW	Morgan Energy Center Llc
16.2 mi	Decatur-Morgan Co Lfg Recovery Project Trinity, AL	Biomass	2 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
16.7 mi	Tai Huntsville Solar Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	32 MW	Tai Huntsville Solar, Llc
17.7 mi	Browns Ferry Decatur, AL	Nuclear	3,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
21.4 mi	Cumblerland Land Holdings, Llc Elkmont, AL	Solar	15 MW	Cumberland Land Holdings, Llc
23.7 mi	Hillsboro Solar 3 Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
24.7 mi	Lawrence County Solar Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
28.5 mi	Guntersville Guntersville, AL	Hydroelectric	115 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
34.0 mi	Wheeler Dam Town Creek, AL	Hydroelectric	404 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
38.9 mi	Albertville Albertville, AL	Oil	4 MW	Albertville Municipal Utilities Board
39.5 mi	Elora Solar Elora, TN	Solar	150 MW	Elora Solar
47.1 mi	Wilson Dam Muscle Shoals, AL	Hydroelectric	667 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
48.2 mi	Spring Valley Solar 2 Littleville, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
48.9 mi	Tims Ford Winchester, TN	Hydroelectric	46 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Madison, Alabama (ZIP 35756), 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 Decatur Energy Center at 11.7 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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