Power Plants Near 36783 — Thomaston, AL

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 36783 (Thomaston, Alabama). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 32.2538, -87.5974 · County: Marengo

Natural Gas 73%Biomass 17%Hydroelectric 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.7 mi	Millers Ferry Camden, AL	Hydroelectric	101 MW	Usce-Mobile District
17.9 mi	Sr Marion Junction Marion Junction, AL	Solar	—	Sr Marion Junction, Llc
20.8 mi	International Paper Pine Hill Mill Pine Hill, AL	Biomass	77 MW	International Paper Co.
22.3 mi	Alabama Creek Solar Orville, AL	Solar	—	Alabama Creek Solar, Llc
25.1 mi	Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-Naheola Pennington, AL	Biomass	88 MW	Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods Lp-Naheola
26.1 mi	Westrock Demopolis Mill Demopolis, AL	Biomass	47 MW	Westrock Mill Company, Llc
26.3 mi	Greene County Demopolis, AL	Natural Gas	1,288 MW	Alabama Power Co
44.0 mi	International Paper Riverdale Mill Selma, AL	Natural Gas	104 MW	International Paper Co-Riverdl
46.8 mi	Alabama River Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	48 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
46.8 mi	Alabama Pine Pulp Perdue Hill, AL	Biomass	69 MW	Alabama River Cellulose Llc
47.7 mi	Jones Bluff Selma, AL	Hydroelectric	82 MW	Usce-Mobile District

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Thomaston, Alabama (ZIP 36783), with a combined 1,905 MW of nameplate capacity. Biomass is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Millers Ferry at 15.7 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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