77th largest plant in Alabama · 8653rd nationally
Abc Coke is a natural gas power plant in Alabama with a nameplate capacity of 3.8 MW. It generates roughly 83 MWh per year — enough to power about 7 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 641 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (3.8 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Abc Coke |
|---|---|
| Operator | Abc Coke - Drummond Co, Inc |
| City | Tarrant |
| County | Jefferson County |
| State | Alabama |
| ZIP | 35217 |
| Coordinates | 33.58279, -86.77987 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other Gases | Other Gas | 3.8 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| CO₂ | 27 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 641 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.