Power Plants Near 36278 — Wedowee, AL

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36278 (Wedowee, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.3019, -85.4737 · County: Randolph

Natural Gas 90%Hydroelectric 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.8 mi	Harris Dam Lineville, AL	Hydroelectric	135 MW	Alabama Power Co
26.1 mi	Wansley Unit 9 Franklin, GA	Natural Gas	594 MW	Municipal Electric Authority
26.1 mi	Chattahoochee Energy Facility Franklin, GA	Natural Gas	540 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
26.2 mi	Wansley Combined Cycle Franklin, GA	Natural Gas	1,239 MW	Southern Power Co
26.6 mi	Wansley Roopville, GA	Coal	—	Georgia Power Co
27.6 mi	Tenaska Georgia Generation Facility Franklin, GA	Natural Gas	1,099 MW	Tenaska Georgia Partners Lp
28.1 mi	Hawk Road Facility Franklin, GA	Natural Gas	495 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
29.8 mi	Lafayette Solar Farm Lafayette, AL	Solar	79 MW	Boralex Us Operations Llc
31.2 mi	West Point (Ga) West Point, GA	Hydroelectric	73 MW	Usce-Mobile District
32.4 mi	Hillabee Energy Center Alexander City, AL	Natural Gas	823 MW	Cer Generation Llc
32.9 mi	Kimberly-Clark Solar Lagrange, GA	Solar	2 MW	Dg Georgia Solar Ii, Llc
34.9 mi	Calhoun Energy Center Eastaboga, AL	Natural Gas	748 MW	Alabama Power Co
35.0 mi	Yates Newnan, GA	Natural Gas	807 MW	Georgia Power Co
36.3 mi	Anad Solar Array Anniston Army Depot, AL	Solar	7 MW	Alabama Power Co
38.1 mi	Langdale Valley, AL	Hydroelectric	—	Georgia Power Co
38.8 mi	Dega Solar And Storage Tbd, AL	Battery Storage	—	Dega Bn, Llc
39.4 mi	Al Solar C Llc Cusseta, AL	Solar	—	Oe_alc
43.5 mi	Troup Rc50 Ii Pine Mountain, GA	Solar	2 MW	Safari Energy, Llc
45.7 mi	Troup Rc50 Pine Mountain, GA	Solar	2 MW	Westbound Solar Llc
46.1 mi	Sewell Creek Energy Cedartown, GA	Natural Gas	570 MW	Oglethorpe Power Corporation
47.1 mi	H Neely Henry Dam Ohatchee, AL	Hydroelectric	73 MW	Alabama Power Co
47.3 mi	Greenville Greenville, GA	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
47.7 mi	Amea Peaking Sylacauga, AL	Natural Gas	99 MW	Alabama Municipal Elec Authority
49.4 mi	Bartletts Ferry Salem, AL	Hydroelectric	173 MW	Georgia Power Co
49.9 mi	Martin Dam Dadeville, AL	Hydroelectric	211 MW	Alabama Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of Wedowee, Alabama (ZIP 36278), with a combined 7,772 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 25 nearby plants. The closest plant is Harris Dam at 8.8 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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