Power Plants Near 36518 — Chatom, AL

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36518 (Chatom, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.4876, -88.2699 · County: Washington

Natural Gas 94%Biomass 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.2 mi	Lowman Energy Center Leroy, AL	Natural Gas	733 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
21.4 mi	Mcintosh (Al) Mcintosh, AL	Natural Gas	676 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
21.9 mi	Packaging Corp. Of America Jackson Mill Jackson, AL	Biomass	44 MW	Boise White Paper Llc
22.1 mi	Washington County Cogeneration Facility Mcintosh, AL	Natural Gas	123 MW	Alabama Power Co
33.5 mi	Walker Springs Ii Gainestown, AL	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
33.5 mi	Walker Springs I Gainestown, AL	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
36.6 mi	Barry Bucks, AL	Natural Gas	3,344 MW	Alabama Power Co
37.9 mi	Sr Lott Mobile, AL	Solar	—	Sr Lott, Llc
46.5 mi	Alabama River Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	48 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
46.5 mi	Alabama Pine Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	69 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
48.8 mi	Leaf River Cellulose Llc New Augusta, MS	Biomass	50 MW	Leaf River Cellulose Llc
49.6 mi	Cane Creek Pachuta, MS	Solar	79 MW	Cane Creek Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Chatom, Alabama (ZIP 36518), with a combined 5,165 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lowman Energy Center at 21.2 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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