State profile

Power plants in Alabama

Alabama has 77 generating facilities in this directory, with a combined nameplate capacity of 32.81 GW. The largest share of capacity comes from natural gas (60%). It also tracks 8 retired plants and 1 under construction.

77
Plants
32.81 GW
Total capacity
8
Fuel types
3.85 GW
Largest: Browns Ferry

Capacity mix

Natural Gas 60.0%Nuclear 17.2%Hydroelectric 10.1%Coal 8.6%Biomass 2.0%Solar 2.0%Oil 0.1%Waste 0.0%

By fuel type in Alabama

Natural Gas plants26 · 19.67 GWNuclear plants2 · 5.63 GWHydroelectric plants23 · 3.32 GWCoal plants1 · 2.82 GWBiomass plants9 · 668.9 MWSolar plants11 · 667.3 MWOil plants3 · 26.6 MWWaste plants2 · 6.4 MW

All plants in Alabama by capacity

PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Browns FerryNuclearTennessee Valley Authority3.85 GW
BarryNatural GasAlabama Power Co3.34 GW
James H Miller JrCoalAlabama Power Co2.82 GW
E C GastonNatural GasAlabama Power Co2.03 GW
H Allen Franklin Combined CycleNatural GasSouthern Power Co2.00 GW
Joseph M FarleyNuclearAlabama Power Co1.78 GW
E B Harris Electric Generating PlantNatural GasSouthern Power Co1.30 GW
Greene CountyNatural GasAlabama Power Co1.29 GW
ColbertNatural GasTennessee Valley Authority1.17 GW
Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating StationNatural GasTenaska Alabama Partners LP939.4 MW
Central Alabama Generating StationNatural GasAlabama Power Co927.1 MW
Decatur Energy CenterNatural GasDecatur Energy Center LLC902.4 MW
Morgan Energy CenterNatural GasMorgan Energy Center LLC900 MW
Hillabee Energy CenterNatural GasCER Generation LLC822.8 MW
Calhoun Energy CenterNatural GasAlabama Power Co748 MW
Lowman Energy CenterNatural GasPowerSouth Energy Cooperative732.7 MW
McIntosh (AL)Natural GasPowerSouth Energy Cooperative676 MW
Wilson DamHydroelectricTennessee Valley Authority666.7 MW
McWilliamsNatural GasPowerSouth Energy Cooperative654 MW
Wheeler DamHydroelectricTennessee Valley Authority404 MW
Theodore Cogen FacilityNatural GasAlabama Power Co317.4 MW
Hog Bayou Energy CenterNatural GasMobile Energy LLC280 MW
Muscle ShoalsSolarMuscle Shoals Solar, LLC227 MW
Walter Bouldin DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co225 MW
Martin DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co210.6 MW
Lewis Smith DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co181 MW
Lay DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co177 MW
Bartletts FerryHydroelectricGeorgia Power Co173 MW
Mitchell DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co170 MW
Harris DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co135 MW
Logan Martin DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co128.1 MW
Washington County Cogeneration FacilityNatural GasAlabama Power Co122.5 MW
Mead Coated BoardBiomassMead Coated Board Inc120.5 MW
GuntersvilleHydroelectricTennessee Valley Authority115.2 MW
International Paper Riverdale MillNatural GasInternational Paper Co-Riverdl104.2 MW
Georgia-Pacific Brewton MillBiomassGeorgia-Pacific Brewton LLC103.4 MW
Walton Discover Power FacilityNatural GasWalton Discover LLC103 MW
Millers FerryHydroelectricUSCE-Mobile District101.1 MW
Black Bear Solar 1SolarLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC100 MW
Jordan DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co100 MW
AMEA PeakingNatural GasAlabama Municipal Elec Authority98.6 MW
General Electric PlasticNatural GasAlabama Power Co97 MW
Thurlow DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co91 MW
International Paper Prattville MillBiomassInternational Paper Co89.8 MW
Weiss DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co87.6 MW
Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-NaheolaBiomassGeorgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Naheola87.5 MW
Jones BluffHydroelectricUSCE-Mobile District82 MW
WingSolarOrigis Energy USA, Inc80 MW
LaFayette Solar FarmSolarBoralex US Operations LLC79.2 MW
International Paper Pine Hill MillBiomassInternational Paper Co.77.4 MW
River Bend Solar, LLC (AL)SolarRiver Bend Solar, LLC75 MW
H Neely Henry DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co72.9 MW
Alabama Pine PulpBiomassAlabama River Cellulose LLC69 MW
Bankhead DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co53.9 MW
Yates DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co50.5 MW
Kimberly Clark Mobile - CHP PlantNatural GasKimberly Clark - Mobile Alabama50 MW
Alabama River PulpBiomassAlabama River Cellulose LLC48 MW
WestRock Demopolis MillBiomassWestRock Mill Company, LLC47.4 MW
Holt DamHydroelectricAlabama Power Co46.9 MW
Packaging Corp. of America Jackson MillNatural GasBoise White Paper LLC44.4 MW
Goat RockHydroelectricGeorgia Power Co38.6 MW
TAI Huntsville Solar HybridSolarTAI Huntsville Solar, LLC32.4 MW
Fort Benning Solar FacilitySolarGeorgia Power Co30 MW
U S Alliance Coosa PinesBiomassBowater Newport Coosa Pines Op25.9 MW
Cumblerland Land Holdings, LLCSolarCumberland Land Holdings, LLC14.7 MW
BellefonteOilTennessee Valley Authority14 MW
W&T Onshore Treating Facility (OTF)Natural GasW&T Offshore Inc12 MW
Redstone Arsenal HybridSolarMN8 Energy LLC11 MW
Fort Rucker Solar ArraySolarAlabama Power Co10.6 MW
Crestwood DothanOilCrestwood Corp8.6 MW
ANAD Solar ArraySolarAlabama Power Co7.4 MW
Point AHydroelectricPowerSouth Energy Cooperative5.2 MW
Sand Valley Power StationWasteEnergy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL4.8 MW
AlbertvilleOilAlbertville Municipal Utilities Board4 MW
ABC CokeNatural GasABC Coke - Drummond Co, Inc3.8 MW
GanttHydroelectricPowerSouth Energy Cooperative3 MW
Decatur-Morgan Co LFG Recovery ProjectWasteEnergy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL1.6 MW
Retired plants (8)
PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
Widows Creekretired 2015CoalTennessee Valley Authority1.97 GW
Gorgasretired 2019CoalAlabama Power Co1.42 GW
Gadsdenretired 2023Natural GasAlabama Power Co138 MW
Sloss Industries Corpretired 2021Natural GasBluestone Coke LLC25 MW
Westervelt Moundville Cogenretired 2023BiomassThe Westervelt Co13 MW
Yellowhammer Gas Plantretired 2021Natural GasW&T Offshore Inc3.4 MW
District 100 Transco Gas Pipe Lineretired 2009OtherTranscontinental Gas PL Corp1.6 MW
Langdaleretired 2019HydroelectricGeorgia Power Co1 MW
Under construction (1)
PlantFuelOwnerCapacity
East Atmore Solarconstr.SolarEast Atmore Solar, LLC80 MW