Power Plants Near 36078 — Tallassee, AL

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36078 (Tallassee, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 32.5510, -85.8978 · County: Elmore

Natural Gas 80%Hydroelectric 17%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.2 mi	Thurlow Dam Tallassee, AL	Hydroelectric	91 MW	Alabama Power Co
1.7 mi	Yates Dam Tallassee, AL	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Alabama Power Co
9.0 mi	Martin Dam Dadeville, AL	Hydroelectric	211 MW	Alabama Power Co
21.3 mi	Jordan Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Alabama Power Co
22.5 mi	Walter Bouldin Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	225 MW	Alabama Power Co
31.1 mi	Hillabee Energy Center Alexander City, AL	Natural Gas	823 MW	Cer Generation Llc
32.0 mi	Sr Hope Hull Hope Hull, AL	Solar	—	Sr Hope Hull, Llc
34.0 mi	Old Hayneville Solar, Llc Montgomery, AL	Solar	—	Old Hayneville Solar, Llc
34.7 mi	International Paper Prattville Mill Prattville, AL	Biomass	90 MW	International Paper Co
35.0 mi	Black Bear Solar 1 Montgomery, AL	Solar	100 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
36.4 mi	Mitchell Dam Verbena, AL	Hydroelectric	170 MW	Alabama Power Co
36.8 mi	Al Solar C Llc Cusseta, AL	Solar	—	Oe_alc
37.2 mi	Lafayette Solar Farm Lafayette, AL	Solar	79 MW	Boralex Us Operations Llc
40.2 mi	General Electric Plastic Burkeville, AL	Natural Gas	97 MW	Alabama Power Co
41.1 mi	E B Harris Electric Generating Plant Autaugaville, AL	Natural Gas	1,304 MW	Southern Power Co
46.0 mi	Lay Dam Clanton, AL	Hydroelectric	177 MW	Alabama Power Co
46.2 mi	Langdale Valley, AL	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
46.8 mi	H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle Smiths, AL	Natural Gas	1,996 MW	Southern Power Co
47.6 mi	Bartletts Ferry Salem, AL	Hydroelectric	173 MW	Georgia Power Co
47.8 mi	Goat Rock Smiths, AL	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Georgia Power Co
48.0 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
48.4 mi	West Point (Ga) West Point, GA	Hydroelectric	73 MW	Usce-Mobile District
48.5 mi	District 100 Transco Gas Pipe Line Billingsley, AL	Other	—	Transcontinental Gas Pl Corp
49.4 mi	Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	939 MW	Tenaska Alabama Partners Lp
49.5 mi	Central Alabama Generating Station Billingsley, AL	Natural Gas	927 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of Tallassee, Alabama (ZIP 36078), with a combined 7,763 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 25 nearby plants. The closest plant is Thurlow Dam at 1.2 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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