List of power stations in Alabama
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|value2 = 44487
|label2 = Nuclear:
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|value3 = 20936
|label3 = Coal:
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|value4 = 8722
|label4 = Hydroelectric:
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|value5 = 3246
|label5 = Biomass:
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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Alabama, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Alabama had a total summer capacity of 31,097 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 139,435 GWh.{{cite web |url=http://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/alabama/ |title=Alabama Electricity Profile |publisher=U.S. Energy Information Administration |accessdate=2025-03-02}} The electrical energy generation mix in 2024 was 45.1% natural gas, 31.1% nuclear, 14.6% coal, 6.1% hydroelectric, 2.3% biomass, and 0.9% solar. The state is the second largest hydroelectric producer in the eastern U.S. (after New York), and its Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant is the nation's second largest nuclear generating facility.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
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Nuclear plants
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year completed | Refs | |
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Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant | Limestone County | {{coord|34.7042|N|87.1189|W | format=dms|name = Browns Ferry }} | align="center" | 3,774.4 | align="center" | 1974 - Unit 1 1975 - Unit 2 1977 - Unit 3 | |
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station | Houston County | {{coord|31.2231|N|85.1116|W | format=dms|name = Joseph M. Farley }} | align="center" | 1,751.0 | align="center" | 1977 - Unit 1 1981 - Unit 2 |
Fossil-fuel plants
=Coal=
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Coal type | Year completed | Operational/closure date | Refs | |
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James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant (Plant Barry) | Mobile County | {{coord|31|0|21.2688|N|88|0|40.9782|W | format=dms|name = Plant Barry }} | align="center" | 1,770.7 | Coal (bituminous) | align="center" | 1954 - Unit 1 1954 - Unit 2 1959 - Unit 3 1969 - Unit 4 1971 - Unit 5 | Operational - Units 4 & 5, 2015 - Units 1 & 2 converted to natural gas, 2012 - Unit 3 closed | {{cite web |title=Barry Steam Plant |url=https://www.gem.wiki/Barry_Steam_Plant |accessdate=2020-02-06 |publisher=Global Energy Monitor}} |
E. C. Gaston Power Station (Plant Gaston) | Shelby County | {{coord|33|14|24|N|86|27|50.3994|W | name = Plant Gaston }} | align="center" | 2,012.8 | Coal (bituminous) | align="center" | 1960 - Unit 1 1960 - Unit 2 1961 - Unit 3 1962 - Unit 4 1974 - Unit 5 | Operational - Unit 5, 2015 - Units 1-4 converted to natural gas | {{cite web |title=Gaston Steam Plant |url=https://www.gem.wiki/Gaston_Steam_Plant |accessdate=2020-02-06 |publisher=Global Energy Monitor}} |
Charles R. Lowman Power Plant | Washington County | {{coord|31|29|23.3988|N|87|55|17.3994|W | name = Lowman Power Plant }} | align="center" | 538.0 | Coal (bituminous) | align="center" | 1969 - Unit 1 1978 - Unit 2 1980 - Unit 3 | Closed - 2020, gas unit under construction | {{cite web |title=Lowman Power Plant |url=https://www.gem.wiki/Charles_R._Lowman_Power_Plant |accessdate=2020-02-06 |publisher=Global Energy Monitor}}{{cite web |title=Coal-fired power plant to close in Alabama |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2019/02/19/coal-fired-power-plant-to-close-in-alabama.html |accessdate=2020-02-06 |publisher=Birmingham Business Journal}} |
James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant (Plant Miller) | Jefferson County | {{coord|33|38|44.2746|N|87|3|25.4478|W | name = Plant Miller }} | align="center" | 2,822.0 | Coal (bituminous) | align="center" | 1978 - Unit 1 1985 - Unit 2 1989 - Unit 3 1991 - Unit 4 | Operational | {{cite web |title=Miller Steam Plant |url=https://www.gem.wiki/Miller_Steam_Plant |accessdate=2020-02-06 |publisher=Global Energy Monitor}} |
=Natural gas=
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation type | Year completed | Refs | |
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AMEA Peaking | Talladega County | {{coord|33.1661|N|86.2825|W | format=dms|name = AMEA Peaking}} | align="center" | 95.0 | Simple cycle (x4) | align="center" | 2004 | |
Calhoun Energy Center | Calhoun County | {{coord|33.5883|N|85.9731|W | format=dms|name = Calhoun}} | align="center" | 632.0 | Simple cycle (x4) | align="center" | 2003 | |
Colbert | Colbert County | {{coord|34.7439|N|87.8486|W | format=dms|name = Colbert}} | align="center" | 363.2 | Simple cycle (x8) | align="center" | 1972 | |
Decatur Energy Center | Morgan County | {{coord|34.6292|N|87.0214|W | format=dms|name = Decatur EC }} | align="center" | 750.0 | 3x1 combined cycle | align="center" | 2002 | |
E. B. Harris | Autauga County | {{coord|32.3814|N|86.5744|W | format=dms|name = EB Harris }} | align="center" | 1,314.8 | 2x1 combined cycle (x2) | align="center" | 2003 | |
E. C. Gaston | Shelby County | {{coord|33|14|24|N|86|27|51|W | name = Plant Gaston }} | align="center" | 1,020.0 | Steam turbine (x4) | align="center" | 1960/2015 | |
Gadsden | Etowah County | {{coord|34.0128|N|85.9708|W | format=dms|name = Plant Gadsden }} | align="center" | 130.0 | Steam turbine (x2) | align="center" | 1949 | |
Greene County | Greene County | {{coord|32.6017|N|87.7811|W | format=dms|name = Greene County }} | align="center" | 1,256.1 | Steam turbine (x2), simple cycle (x9) | align="center" | 1965 (516.1MW) 1996 (740.0MW) | |
H. Allen Franklin | Lee County | {{coord|32.6078|N|85.0975|W | format=dms|name = H. Allen Franklin }} | align="center" | 1,879.6 | 2x1 combined cycle (x3) | align="center" | 2002/2008 | |
Hillabee Energy Center | Tallapoosa County | {{coord|33.0007|N|85.9033|W | format=dms|name = Hillabee EC }} | align="center" | 765.0 | 2x1 combined cycle | align="center" | 2010 | |
Hog Bayou Energy Center | Mobile County | {{coord|30.7478|N|88.0575|W | format=dms|name = Hog Bayou }} | align="center" | 230.0 | 1x1 combined cycle | align="center" | 2001 | |
Int. Paper Riverdale Mill | Dallas County | {{coord|32.4260|N|86.8709|W | format=dms|name = IP Riverdale Mill }} | align="center" | 55.2 | 1x1 combined cycle | align="center" | 1994 | |
James M. Barry | Mobile County | {{coord|31|00|21|N|88|00|41|W | format=dms|name = Plant Barry }} | align="center" | 1,288.4 | Steam turbine (x2), 2x1 combined cycle (x2) | align="center" | 1954/2015 (160.0MW) 2000 (1,128.4MW) | |
McIntosh | Washington County | {{coord|31.2546|N|88.0299|W | format=dms|name = McIntosh}} | align="center" | 578.0 | Simple cycle (x4) | align="center" | 1998/2010 | |
McWilliams | Covington County | {{coord|31.4003|N|86.4764|W | format=dms|name = McWilliams }} | align="center" | 564.0 | 4x3 combined cycle | align="center" | 1959/1996/2002 | |
Morgan Energy Center | Morgan County | {{coord|34.6397|N|87.0639|W | format=dms|name = Morgan EC }} | align="center" | 749.0 | 3x1 combined cycle | align="center" | 2003 | |
Tenaska Central Alabama | Autauga County | {{coord|32.6497|N|86.7400|W | format=dms|name = Tenaska Central Alabama }} | align="center" | 917.0 | 3x1 combined cycle | align="center" | 2003 | |
Tenaska Lyndsay Hill | Autauga County | {{coord|32.6514|N|86.7386|W | format=dms|name = Tenaska Lyndsay Hill }} | align="center" | 848.0 | 3x1 combined cycle | align="center" | 2002 | |
Theodore Cogen Facility | Mobile County | {{coord|30.5254|N|88.1285|W | format=dms|name = Theodore}} | align="center" | 231.0 | 1x1 combined cycle | align="center" | 2000 | |
Walton Discover Power | Lee County | {{coord|32.5410|N|85.0389|W | format=dms|name = Walton Discover Power}} | align="center" | 100.0 | Simple cycle (x2) | align="center" | 1999 | |
Washington County Cogen | Washington County | {{coord|31.2504|N|88.0156|W | format=dms|name = Washington County}} | align="center" | 100.0 | 1x1 combined cycle | align="center" | 1999 |
=Petroleum=
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation type | Year completed | Refs | |
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E. C. Gaston | Shelby County | {{coord|33|14|24|N|86|27|51|W | name = Plant Gaston }} | align="center" | 16.0 | Simple cycle | align="center" | 1970 |
Renewable plants
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
=Biomass=
{{incomplete list|date=August 2021}}
- Alabama Pine Pulp
- Alabama River Pulp
- Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill
- Georgia-Pacific Naheola
- International Paper Pine Hill Mill
- International Paper Prattville Mill
- International Paper Riverdale Mill
- Mead Coated Board
- PCA Jackson Mill
- Sand Valley Power Station
- U.S. Alliance Coosa Mill
- Westervelt Moundville Cogen
- WestRock Demopolis Mill
=Hydroelectric=
{{See also|List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama}}
{{incomplete list|date=August 2021}}
- Bankhead Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Bouldin Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Guntersville Dam
- Harris Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Henry Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Holt Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Jordan Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Lay Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Logan Martin Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Martin Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Millers Ferry Lock and Dam
- Mitchell Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Smith Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Thurlow Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Weiss Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Wheeler Dam
- Wilson Dam
- Yates Hydroelectric Generating Plant
=Solar photovoltaic=
{{main|Solar power in Alabama}}
{{incomplete list|date=August 2021}}
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year completed | Refs | |
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Lafayette Solar Farm | Chambers County | {{coord|32.8763|N|85.3882|W | format=dms|name = Lafayette }} | align="center" | 79.2 | align="center" | 2017 | |
Reynolds Landing Microgrid | Jefferson County | {{coord|34.2419|N|86.5219|W | format=dms|name = Reynold's Landing }} | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 2018 | {{cite web |title=Alabama Power unveils innovative power system in Reynolds Landing 'smart neighborhood' |url=https://hooversun.com/news/alabama-power-unveils-innovative-power-system-in-reynolds-la/ |accessdate=2024-05-17 |publisher=Hoover Sun}} |
River Bend Solar | Lauderdale County | {{coord|34.8315|N|87.8422|W | name = River Bend }} | align="center" | 75.0 | align="center" | 2016 |
=Wind=
Alabama had no utility-scale wind facilities in 2019.
Closed/cancelled facilities
Utility companies
See also
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References
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|url=https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/
|date=15 September 2020
|title=Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)
|author=Energy Information Administration
|website=eia.gov
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918022441/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/
|archive-date=18 September 2020
|url-status=live
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