Power Plants Near 36540 — Gainestown, AL

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36540 (Gainestown, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 31.4258, -87.6822 · County: Clarke

Natural Gas 87%Biomass 6%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.5 mi	Walker Springs Ii Gainestown, AL	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
1.5 mi	Walker Springs I Gainestown, AL	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
13.5 mi	Packaging Corp. Of America Jackson Mill Jackson, AL	Biomass	44 MW	Boise White Paper Llc
14.1 mi	Lowman Energy Center Leroy, AL	Natural Gas	733 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
15.7 mi	Alabama River Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	48 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
15.7 mi	Alabama Pine Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	69 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
22.0 mi	Washington County Cogeneration Facility Mcintosh, AL	Natural Gas	123 MW	Alabama Power Co
23.7 mi	Mcintosh (Al) Mcintosh, AL	Natural Gas	676 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
33.9 mi	East Atmore Solar Flomaton, AL	Solar	—	East Atmore Solar, Llc
34.8 mi	Barry Bucks, AL	Natural Gas	3,344 MW	Alabama Power Co
39.4 mi	International Paper Pine Hill Mill Pine Hill, AL	Biomass	77 MW	International Paper Co.
40.4 mi	First City Solar Energy Center Mcdavid, FL	Solar	75 MW	Florida Power & Light Co
41.4 mi	Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill Brewton, AL	Biomass	103 MW	Georgia-Pacific Brewton Llc
42.3 mi	Mitchell Creek Tbd, FL	Solar	75 MW	Florida Power & Light Co
45.0 mi	Cotton Creek Solar Energy Center Mcdavid, FL	Solar	75 MW	Florida Power & Light Co
48.1 mi	Sparkleberry Molino, FL	Solar	75 MW	Florida Power & Light Co
49.5 mi	Millers Ferry Camden, AL	Hydroelectric	101 MW	Usce-Mobile District
49.6 mi	Sr Lott Mobile, AL	Solar	—	Sr Lott, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Gainestown, Alabama (ZIP 36540), with a combined 5,616 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Walker Springs Ii at 1.5 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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