Power Plants Near 36740 — Forkland, AL

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36740 (Forkland, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 32.6108, -87.8441 · County: Greene

Natural Gas 81%Biomass 10%Hydroelectric 5%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.7 mi	Greene County Demopolis, AL	Natural Gas	1,288 MW	Alabama Power Co
13.3 mi	Westrock Demopolis Mill Demopolis, AL	Biomass	47 MW	Westrock Mill Company, Llc
28.6 mi	Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-Naheola Pennington, AL	Biomass	88 MW	Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-Naheola
31.1 mi	Sr Marion Junction Marion Junction, AL	Solar	—	Sr Marion Junction, Llc
41.6 mi	Alabama Creek Solar Orville, AL	Solar	—	Alabama Creek Solar, Llc
42.5 mi	Meridian Iii Meridian, MS	Solar	53 MW	Sr Meridian Iii, Llc
43.1 mi	Meridian Ii Meridian, MS	Solar	5 MW	Sr Meridian Ii, Llc
43.7 mi	Millers Ferry Camden, AL	Hydroelectric	101 MW	Usce-Mobile District
44.6 mi	Meridian Meridian, MS	Oil	9 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
46.1 mi	Kemper County De Kalb, MS	Natural Gas	372 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
49.1 mi	International Paper Pine Hill Mill Pine Hill, AL	Biomass	77 MW	International Paper Co.

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Forkland, Alabama (ZIP 36740), with a combined 2,040 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 Greene County at 3.7 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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