Power Plants Near 36457 — Megargel, AL

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36457 (Megargel, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.3612, -87.4353 · County: Monroe

Natural Gas 88%Biomass 6%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.6 mi	Alabama River Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	48 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
15.6 mi	Alabama Pine Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	69 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
16.7 mi	Walker Springs Ii Gainestown, AL	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
16.7 mi	Walker Springs I Gainestown, AL	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
24.0 mi	East Atmore Solar Flomaton, AL	Solar	—	East Atmore Solar, Llc
27.4 mi	Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill Brewton, AL	Biomass	103 MW	Georgia-Pacific Brewton Llc
28.7 mi	Packaging Corp. Of America Jackson Mill Jackson, AL	Biomass	44 MW	Boise White Paper Llc
29.4 mi	Lowman Energy Center Leroy, AL	Natural Gas	733 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
31.0 mi	First City Solar Energy Center Mcdavid, FL	Solar	75 MW	Florida Power & Light Co
31.6 mi	Mitchell Creek Tbd, FL	Solar	75 MW	Florida Power & Light Co
34.2 mi	Washington County Cogeneration Facility Mcintosh, AL	Natural Gas	123 MW	Alabama Power Co
35.9 mi	Mcintosh (Al) Mcintosh, AL	Natural Gas	676 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
36.3 mi	Cotton Creek Solar Energy Center Mcdavid, FL	Solar	75 MW	Florida Power & Light Co
41.3 mi	Sparkleberry Molino, FL	Solar	75 MW	Florida Power & Light Co
41.9 mi	Barry Bucks, AL	Natural Gas	3,344 MW	Alabama Power Co
42.1 mi	International Paper Pine Hill Mill Pine Hill, AL	Biomass	77 MW	International Paper Co.

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Megargel, Alabama (ZIP 36457), with a combined 5,515 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Alabama River Pulp at 15.6 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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