Power Plants Near 36311 — Ariton, AL

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36311 (Ariton, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.5830, -85.7077 · County: Dale

Nuclear 61%Natural Gas 23%Solar 6%Hydroelectric 6%Biomass 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.5 mi	Fort Rucker Solar Array Fort Rucker, AL	Solar	11 MW	Alabama Power Co
22.2 mi	Pinckard Solar Pinckard, AL	Solar	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
28.5 mi	Crestwood Dothan Dothan, AL	Oil	9 MW	Crestwood Corp
37.9 mi	Walter F George Ft. Gaines, GA	Hydroelectric	168 MW	Usce-Mobile District
43.1 mi	Joseph M Farley Columbia, AL	Nuclear	1,776 MW	Alabama Power Co
43.4 mi	Sr Cedar Springs, Llc Blakely, GA	Solar	70 MW	Sr Cedar Springs, Llc
46.2 mi	Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs Cedar Springs, GA	Biomass	101 MW	Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs Llc
47.0 mi	Mcwilliams Gantt, AL	Natural Gas	654 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
47.1 mi	Gantt Andalusia, AL	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
47.6 mi	Sr Clay, Llc Fort Gaines, GA	Solar	106 MW	Sr Clay, Llc
48.2 mi	Springhill Gas Recovery Plant Campbellton, FL	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Ariton, Alabama (ZIP 36311), with a combined 2,903 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fort Rucker Solar Array at 17.5 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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