Power Plants Near 36782 — Sweet Water, AL

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36782 (Sweet Water, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 32.0773, -87.9228 · County: Marengo

Natural Gas 79%Biomass 15%Hydroelectric 4%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.9 mi	Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-Naheola Pennington, AL	Biomass	88 MW	Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-Naheola
26.2 mi	Westrock Demopolis Mill Demopolis, AL	Biomass	47 MW	Westrock Mill Company, Llc
26.9 mi	International Paper Pine Hill Mill Pine Hill, AL	Biomass	77 MW	International Paper Co.
30.7 mi	Millers Ferry Camden, AL	Hydroelectric	101 MW	Usce-Mobile District
37.2 mi	Greene County Demopolis, AL	Natural Gas	1,288 MW	Alabama Power Co
40.4 mi	Sr Marion Junction Marion Junction, AL	Solar	—	Sr Marion Junction, Llc
40.6 mi	Packaging Corp. Of America Jackson Mill Jackson, AL	Biomass	44 MW	Boise White Paper Llc
40.7 mi	Lowman Energy Center Leroy, AL	Natural Gas	733 MW	Powersouth Energy Cooperative
42.6 mi	Alabama River Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	48 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
42.6 mi	Alabama Pine Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	69 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
44.1 mi	Alabama Creek Solar Orville, AL	Solar	—	Alabama Creek Solar, Llc
44.9 mi	Meridian Iii Meridian, MS	Solar	53 MW	Sr Meridian Iii, Llc
46.2 mi	Walker Springs Ii Gainestown, AL	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc
46.2 mi	Walker Springs I Gainestown, AL	Solar	—	Origis Energy Usa, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Sweet Water, Alabama (ZIP 36782), with a combined 2,548 MW of nameplate capacity. Biomass is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-Naheola at 11.9 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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