Power Plants Near 35896 — Huntsville, AL

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35896 (Huntsville, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.7543, -86.6546 · County: Madison

Nuclear 60%Natural Gas 28%Hydroelectric 9%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.4 mi	Tai Huntsville Solar Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	32 MW	Tai Huntsville Solar, Llc
10.2 mi	Redstone Arsenal Hybrid Huntsville, AL	Solar	11 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
18.1 mi	Cumblerland Land Holdings, Llc Elkmont, AL	Solar	15 MW	Cumberland Land Holdings, Llc
22.6 mi	Decatur Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	902 MW	Decatur Energy Center Llc
24.6 mi	Morgan Energy Center Decatur, AL	Natural Gas	900 MW	Morgan Energy Center Llc
26.6 mi	Browns Ferry Decatur, AL	Nuclear	3,854 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
26.9 mi	Decatur-Morgan Co Lfg Recovery Project Trinity, AL	Biomass	2 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
27.4 mi	Guntersville Guntersville, AL	Hydroelectric	115 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
27.6 mi	Elora Solar Elora, TN	Solar	150 MW	Elora Solar
33.4 mi	Hillsboro Solar 3 Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
34.8 mi	Lawrence County Solar Wheeler, AL	Solar	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
36.5 mi	Albertville Albertville, AL	Oil	4 MW	Albertville Municipal Utilities Board
37.3 mi	Tims Ford Winchester, TN	Hydroelectric	46 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.4 mi	Bellefonte Hollywood, AL	Oil	14 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
41.4 mi	Wheeler Dam Town Creek, AL	Hydroelectric	404 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.1 mi	Franklin (Tn) Estill Springs, TN	Natural Gas	—	Tennessee Valley Authority
47.0 mi	Sr Tullahoma Tullahoma, TN	Solar	—	Sr Tullahoma, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Huntsville, Alabama (ZIP 35896), with a combined 6,449 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Tai Huntsville Solar Hybrid at 5.4 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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