Power Plants Near 36005 — Banks, AL

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36005 (Banks, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.8368, -85.7998 · County: Pike

Natural Gas 63%Hydroelectric 25%Solar 11%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
35.2 mi	Fort Rucker Solar Array Fort Rucker, AL	Solar	11 MW	Alabama Power Co
39.7 mi	Black Bear Solar 1 Montgomery, AL	Solar	100 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
40.4 mi	Pinckard Solar Pinckard, AL	Solar	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
42.0 mi	Sr Hope Hull Hope Hull, AL	Solar	—	Sr Hope Hull, Llc
45.6 mi	Walter F George Ft. Gaines, GA	Hydroelectric	168 MW	Usce-Mobile District
46.1 mi	Crestwood Dothan Dothan, AL	Oil	9 MW	Crestwood Corp
48.5 mi	Thurlow Dam Tallassee, AL	Hydroelectric	91 MW	Alabama Power Co
48.8 mi	Old Hayneville Solar, Llc Montgomery, AL	Solar	—	Old Hayneville Solar, Llc
49.9 mi	Mcwilliams Gantt, AL	Natural Gas	654 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
50.0 mi	Gantt Andalusia, AL	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Banks, Alabama (ZIP 36005), with a combined 1,035 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fort Rucker Solar Array at 35.2 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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