Power Plants Near 35901 — Gadsden, AL

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 35901 (Gadsden, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.0480, -85.9246 · County: Etowah

Natural Gas 52%Hydroelectric 44%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.6 mi	Gadsden Gadsden, AL	Natural Gas	138 MW	Alabama Power Co
13.0 mi	Weiss Dam Leesburg, AL	Hydroelectric	88 MW	Alabama Power Co
19.6 mi	H Neely Henry Dam Ohatchee, AL	Hydroelectric	73 MW	Alabama Power Co
20.7 mi	Sand Valley Power Station Collinsville, AL	Biomass	5 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
27.7 mi	Albertville Albertville, AL	Oil	4 MW	Albertville Municipal Utilities Board
29.2 mi	Anad Solar Array Anniston Army Depot, AL	Solar	7 MW	Alabama Power Co
31.9 mi	Calhoun Energy Center Eastaboga, AL	Natural Gas	748 MW	Alabama Power Co
36.0 mi	Hammond Rome, GA	Coal	—	Georgia Power Co
36.5 mi	Dega Solar And Storage Tbd, AL	Battery Storage	—	Dega Bn, Llc
36.9 mi	Polk Cedartown Cedartown, GA	Solar	2 MW	Westbound Solar Llc
37.0 mi	Inland Paperboard Packaging Rome Rome, GA	Oil	70 MW	Inland Paperboard - Rome Mill
37.2 mi	Guntersville Guntersville, AL	Hydroelectric	115 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
37.7 mi	Sewell Creek Energy Cedartown, GA	Natural Gas	570 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
40.2 mi	Cedartown Battery Energy Storage Project Cedartown, GA	Battery Storage	—	Georgia Power Co
40.7 mi	Polk County Ga S1, Llc Cedartown, GA	Solar	3 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
40.8 mi	Polk Cedartown 2 Cedartown, GA	Solar	2 MW	Westbound Solar 3, Llc
41.2 mi	Chattooga Gore Menlo, GA	Solar	2 MW	Westbound Solar 3, Llc
41.3 mi	Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant Rome, GA	Hydroelectric	848 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
45.7 mi	Bellefonte Hollywood, AL	Oil	14 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.1 mi	Logan Martin Dam Vincent, AL	Hydroelectric	128 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Gadsden, Alabama (ZIP 35901), with a combined 2,818 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gadsden at 3.6 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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