List of power stations in Alabama

Sources of Alabama utility-scale electricity generation in gigawatt-hours, full-year 2024: ^[1]

1. Natural gas: 64,557 (45.1%)
2. Nuclear: 44,487 (31.1%)
3. Coal: 20,936 (14.6%)
4. Hydroelectric: 8,722 (6.09%)
5. Biomass: 3,246 (2.27%)
6. Solar: 1,257 (0.88%)

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. ^[2] 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. ^[1] 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Alabama electricity generation by type

Alabama power grid

Nuclear plants

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year completed	Refs
Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant	Limestone County	34°42′15″N87°07′08″W / 34.7042°N 87.1189°W / 34.7042; -87.1189 (Browns Ferry)	3,774.4	1974 - Unit 1 1975 - Unit 2 1977 - Unit 3
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station	Houston County	31°13′23″N85°06′42″W / 31.2231°N 85.1116°W / 31.2231; -85.1116 (Joseph M. Farley)	1,751.0	1977 - Unit 1 1981 - Unit 2

Fossil-fuel plants

Coal

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Coal type	Year completed	Operational/closure date	Refs
James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant (Plant Barry)	Mobile County	31°0′21.2688″N88°0′40.9782″W / 31.005908000°N 88.011382833°W / 31.005908000; -88.011382833 (Plant Barry)	1,770.7	Coal (bituminous)	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	[3]
E. C. Gaston Power Station (Plant Gaston)	Shelby County	33°14′24″N86°27′50.3994″W / 33.24000°N 86.463999833°W / 33.24000; -86.463999833 (Plant Gaston)	2,012.8	Coal (bituminous)	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	[4]
Charles R. Lowman Power Plant	Washington County	31°29′23.3988″N87°55′17.3994″W / 31.489833000°N 87.921499833°W / 31.489833000; -87.921499833 (Lowman Power Plant)	538.0	Coal (bituminous)	1969 - Unit 1 1978 - Unit 2 1980 - Unit 3	Closed - 2020, gas unit under construction	[5] [6]
James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant (Plant Miller)	Jefferson County	33°38′44.2746″N87°3′25.4478″W / 33.645631833°N 87.057068833°W / 33.645631833; -87.057068833 (Plant Miller)	2,822.0	Coal (bituminous)	1978 - Unit 1 1985 - Unit 2 1989 - Unit 3 1991 - Unit 4	Operational	[7]

Natural gas

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation type	Year completed	Refs
AMEA Peaking	Talladega County	33°09′58″N86°16′57″W / 33.1661°N 86.2825°W / 33.1661; -86.2825 (AMEA Peaking)	95.0	Simple cycle (x4)	2004
Calhoun Energy Center	Calhoun County	33°35′18″N85°58′23″W / 33.5883°N 85.9731°W / 33.5883; -85.9731 (Calhoun)	632.0	Simple cycle (x4)	2003
Colbert	Colbert County	34°44′38″N87°50′55″W / 34.7439°N 87.8486°W / 34.7439; -87.8486 (Colbert)	363.2	Simple cycle (x8)	1972
Decatur Energy Center	Morgan County	34°37′45″N87°01′17″W / 34.6292°N 87.0214°W / 34.6292; -87.0214 (Decatur EC)	750.0	3x1 combined cycle	2002
E. B. Harris	Autauga County	32°22′53″N86°34′28″W / 32.3814°N 86.5744°W / 32.3814; -86.5744 (EB Harris)	1,314.8	2x1 combined cycle (x2)	2003
E. C. Gaston	Shelby County	33°14′24″N86°27′51″W / 33.24000°N 86.46417°W / 33.24000; -86.46417 (Plant Gaston)	1,020.0	Steam turbine (x4)	1960/2015	[4]
Gadsden	Etowah County	34°00′46″N85°58′15″W / 34.0128°N 85.9708°W / 34.0128; -85.9708 (Plant Gadsden)	130.0	Steam turbine (x2)	1949
Greene County	Greene County	32°36′06″N87°46′52″W / 32.6017°N 87.7811°W / 32.6017; -87.7811 (Greene County)	1,256.1	Steam turbine (x2), simple cycle (x9)	1965 (516.1MW) 1996 (740.0MW)
H. Allen Franklin	Lee County	32°36′28″N85°05′51″W / 32.6078°N 85.0975°W / 32.6078; -85.0975 (H. Allen Franklin)	1,879.6	2x1 combined cycle (x3)	2002/2008
Hillabee Energy Center	Tallapoosa County	33°00′03″N85°54′12″W / 33.0007°N 85.9033°W / 33.0007; -85.9033 (Hillabee EC)	765.0	2x1 combined cycle	2010
Hog Bayou Energy Center	Mobile County	30°44′52″N88°03′27″W / 30.7478°N 88.0575°W / 30.7478; -88.0575 (Hog Bayou)	230.0	1x1 combined cycle	2001
Int. Paper Riverdale Mill	Dallas County	32°25′34″N86°52′15″W / 32.4260°N 86.8709°W / 32.4260; -86.8709 (IP Riverdale Mill)	55.2	1x1 combined cycle	1994
James M. Barry	Mobile County	31°00′21″N88°00′41″W / 31.00583°N 88.01139°W / 31.00583; -88.01139 (Plant Barry)	1,288.4	Steam turbine (x2), 2x1 combined cycle (x2)	1954/2015 (160.0MW) 2000 (1,128.4MW)	[3]
McIntosh	Washington County	31°15′17″N88°01′48″W / 31.2546°N 88.0299°W / 31.2546; -88.0299 (McIntosh)	578.0	Simple cycle (x4)	1998/2010
McWilliams	Covington County	31°24′01″N86°28′35″W / 31.4003°N 86.4764°W / 31.4003; -86.4764 (McWilliams)	564.0	4x3 combined cycle	1959/1996/2002
Morgan Energy Center	Morgan County	34°38′23″N87°03′50″W / 34.6397°N 87.0639°W / 34.6397; -87.0639 (Morgan EC)	749.0	3x1 combined cycle	2003
Tenaska Central Alabama	Autauga County	32°38′59″N86°44′24″W / 32.6497°N 86.7400°W / 32.6497; -86.7400 (Tenaska Central Alabama)	917.0	3x1 combined cycle	2003
Tenaska Lyndsay Hill	Autauga County	32°39′05″N86°44′19″W / 32.6514°N 86.7386°W / 32.6514; -86.7386 (Tenaska Lyndsay Hill)	848.0	3x1 combined cycle	2002
Theodore Cogen Facility	Mobile County	30°31′31″N88°07′43″W / 30.5254°N 88.1285°W / 30.5254; -88.1285 (Theodore)	231.0	1x1 combined cycle	2000
Walton Discover Power	Lee County	32°32′28″N85°02′20″W / 32.5410°N 85.0389°W / 32.5410; -85.0389 (Walton Discover Power)	100.0	Simple cycle (x2)	1999
Washington County Cogen	Washington County	31°15′01″N88°00′56″W / 31.2504°N 88.0156°W / 31.2504; -88.0156 (Washington County)	100.0	1x1 combined cycle	1999

Petroleum

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation type	Year completed	Refs
E. C. Gaston	Shelby County	33°14′24″N86°27′51″W / 33.24000°N 86.46417°W / 33.24000; -86.46417 (Plant Gaston)	16.0	Simple cycle	1970	[4]

Renewable plants

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. ^[8]

Biomass

• 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

• 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 article: Solar power in Alabama

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year completed	Refs
Lafayette Solar Farm	Chambers County	32°52′35″N85°23′18″W / 32.8763°N 85.3882°W / 32.8763; -85.3882 (Lafayette)	79.2	2017
Reynolds Landing Microgrid	Jefferson County	34°14′31″N86°31′19″W / 34.2419°N 86.5219°W / 34.2419; -86.5219 (Reynold's Landing)	1	2018	[9]
River Bend Solar	Lauderdale County	34°49′53″N87°50′32″W / 34.8315°N 87.8422°W / 34.8315; -87.8422 (River Bend)	75.0	2016

Wind

Alabama had no utility-scale wind facilities in 2019.

Closed/cancelled facilities

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Energy type	Operation dates	Refs
Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station	Jackson County	34°42′31″N85°55′45″W / 34.70861°N 85.92917°W / 34.70861; -85.92917 (Bellefonte)	Unknown	Nuclear	Cancelled
Colbert County	Colbert Fossil Plant (Plant Colbert)	34°44′27.5994″N87°50′57.8004″W / 34.740999833°N 87.849389000°W / 34.740999833; -87.849389000 (Colbert Fossil Plant)	1,350.0	Coal (bituminous)	1955-2016	[10] [11] [12] [13]
Widows Creek Fossil Plant	Jackson County	34°53′28.8996″N85°45′2.8002″W / 34.891361000°N 85.750777833°W / 34.891361000; -85.750777833 (Widows Creek Fossil Plant)	1,969.0	Coal (bituminous)	1952-2015	[14] [15] [16]
William Crawford Gorgas Electric Generating Plant (Plant Gorgas)	Walker County	33°38′42.1008″N87°11′55.5″W / 33.645028000°N 87.198750°W / 33.645028000; -87.198750 (Plant Gorgas)	1,416.7	Coal (bituminous)	1951-2019	[17] [18]

Utility companies

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
• Alabama Power

See also

• Energy portal
• United States portal
• Alabama portal

• List of power stations in the United States
• List of power stations operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority
• List of coal-fired power stations in the United States

References

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