Power Plants Near 36089 — Union Springs, AL

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36089 (Union Springs, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 32.1443, -85.7149 · County: Bullock

Natural Gas 66%Hydroelectric 24%Biomass 6%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
28.8 mi	Thurlow Dam Tallassee, AL	Hydroelectric	91 MW	Alabama Power Co
31.4 mi	Yates Dam Tallassee, AL	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Alabama Power Co
36.0 mi	Black Bear Solar 1 Montgomery, AL	Solar	100 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
36.2 mi	Sr Hope Hull Hope Hull, AL	Solar	—	Sr Hope Hull, Llc
38.8 mi	Martin Dam Dadeville, AL	Hydroelectric	211 MW	Alabama Power Co
40.3 mi	Mead Coated Board Mahrt, AL	Biomass	121 MW	Mead Coated Board Inc
42.4 mi	Old Hayneville Solar, Llc Montgomery, AL	Solar	—	Old Hayneville Solar, Llc
43.8 mi	Fort Benning Solar Facility Fort Mitchell, AL	Solar	30 MW	Georgia Power Co
45.0 mi	Walter Bouldin Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	225 MW	Alabama Power Co
45.5 mi	Jordan Dam Wetumpka, AL	Hydroelectric	100 MW	Alabama Power Co
47.9 mi	Al Solar C Llc Cusseta, AL	Solar	—	Oe_alc
48.0 mi	Walton Discover Power Facility Smiths, AL	Natural Gas	103 MW	Walton Discover Llc
48.1 mi	International Paper Prattville Mill Prattville, AL	Biomass	90 MW	International Paper Co
48.2 mi	H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle Smiths, AL	Natural Gas	1,996 MW	Southern Power Co
48.6 mi	North Highlands Columbus, GA	Hydroelectric	30 MW	Georgia Power Co
48.7 mi	General Electric Plastic Burkeville, AL	Natural Gas	97 MW	Alabama Power Co
49.0 mi	Oliver Dam Columbus, GA	Hydroelectric	60 MW	Georgia Power Co
49.1 mi	Goat Rock Smiths, AL	Hydroelectric	39 MW	Georgia Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Union Springs, Alabama (ZIP 36089), with a combined 3,341 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Thurlow Dam at 28.8 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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