Power Plants Near 36030 — Forest Home, AL

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36030 (Forest Home, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.8501, -86.8372 · County: Butler

Natural Gas 79%Biomass 10%Hydroelectric 7%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
32.9 mi	Jones Bluff Selma, AL	Hydroelectric	82 MW	Usce-Mobile District
36.7 mi	General Electric Plastic Burkeville, AL	Natural Gas	97 MW	Alabama Power Co
37.2 mi	Millers Ferry Camden, AL	Hydroelectric	101 MW	Usce-Mobile District
37.4 mi	Gantt Andalusia, AL	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
37.6 mi	Mcwilliams Gantt, AL	Natural Gas	654 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
38.3 mi	Black Bear Solar 1 Montgomery, AL	Solar	100 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
38.6 mi	International Paper Pine Hill Mill Pine Hill, AL	Biomass	77 MW	International Paper Co.
38.6 mi	Point A Andalusia, AL	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
39.3 mi	Alabama Creek Solar Orville, AL	Solar	—	Alabama Creek Solar, Llc
39.8 mi	E B Harris Electric Generating Plant Autaugaville, AL	Natural Gas	1,304 MW	Southern Power Co
39.8 mi	International Paper Riverdale Mill Selma, AL	Natural Gas	104 MW	International Paper Co-Riverdl
40.8 mi	Old Hayneville Solar, Llc Montgomery, AL	Solar	—	Old Hayneville Solar, Llc
41.3 mi	Sr Hope Hull Hope Hull, AL	Solar	—	Sr Hope Hull, Llc
42.5 mi	Alabama River Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	48 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
42.5 mi	Alabama Pine Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	69 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
44.7 mi	International Paper Prattville Mill Prattville, AL	Biomass	90 MW	International Paper Co
49.9 mi	Sr Marion Junction Marion Junction, AL	Solar	—	Sr Marion Junction, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Forest Home, Alabama (ZIP 36030), with a combined 2,735 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Jones Bluff at 32.9 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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