Power Plants Near 36547 — Gulf Shores, AL
18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36547 (Gulf Shores, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 30.2460, -87.7008 · County: Baldwin
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 mi | Foley Solar, Llc Foley, AL | Solar | — | Foley Solar, Llc |
| 26.7 mi | Gulf Coast Solar Center Iii Bellview, FL | Solar | 50 MW | Arevon Energy, Inc. |
| 27.7 mi | Yellowhammer Gas Plant Coden, AL | Natural Gas | — | W&t Offshore Inc |
| 29.1 mi | Perdido Pensacola, FL | Biomass | 3 MW | Florida Power & Light Co |
| 31.5 mi | W&t Onshore Treating Facility (Otf) Theodore, AL | Natural Gas | 12 MW | W&t Offshore Inc |
| 31.9 mi | Standby Generation Plant Pensacola, FL | Natural Gas | 14 MW | Pensacola Christian College |
| 32.0 mi | Theodore Cogen Facility Theodore, AL | Natural Gas | 317 MW | Alabama Power Co |
| 32.9 mi | International Paper Pensacola Cantonment, FL | Biomass | 83 MW | International Paper Co-Pensacola |
| 36.0 mi | Gulf Clean Energy Center Pensacola, FL | Natural Gas | 2,108 MW | Florida Power & Light Co |
| 36.0 mi | Pensacola Florida Plant Cantonment, FL | Natural Gas | 102 MW | Ascend Performance Materials Llc |
| 39.1 mi | Sparkleberry Molino, FL | Solar | 75 MW | Florida Power & Light Co |
| 39.8 mi | Kimberly Clark Mobile - Chp Plant Mobile, AL | Natural Gas | 50 MW | Kimberly Clark - Mobile Alabama |
| 40.7 mi | Hog Bayou Energy Center Mobile, AL | Natural Gas | 280 MW | Mobile Energy Llc |
| 41.3 mi | Pea Ridge Pace, FL | Natural Gas | 14 MW | Florida Power & Light Co |
| 41.3 mi | Santa Rosa Energy Center Pace, FL | Natural Gas | 275 MW | Santa Rosa Energy Center Llc |
| 46.3 mi | Cotton Creek Solar Energy Center Mcdavid, FL | Solar | 75 MW | Florida Power & Light Co |
| 47.6 mi | Chevron Oil Pascagoula, MS | Natural Gas | 171 MW | Mississippi Power Co |
| 49.7 mi | Gulf Coast Solar Center Ii Navarre, FL | Solar | 40 MW | Arevon Energy, Inc. |
Power generation near this area
There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Gulf Shores, Alabama (ZIP 36547), with a combined 3,667 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Foley Solar, Llc at 9.2 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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