57th largest plant in Alabama · 3575th nationally
Kimberly Clark Mobile - Chp Plant is a natural gas power plant in Alabama with a nameplate capacity of 50.0 MW. It generates roughly 365.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 34,810 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 83% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 1165 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Kimberly Clark Mobile - Chp Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kimberly Clark - Mobile Alabama |
| City | Mobile |
| County | Mobile County |
| State | Alabama |
| ZIP | 36610 |
| Coordinates | 30.73774, -88.04977 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT100 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| GT200 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 25.0 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| CO₂ | 213.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 6 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 583 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1165 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.