Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating Plant | |
Location: | Wilsonville, Alabama |
Coordinates: | 33.2401°N -86.4638°W |
Owner: | Alabama Power Company |
Status: | O |
Th Fuel Primary: | Coal, natural gas |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 1,880 |
Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating Plant is a coal and natural gas-fired electrical generation facility near Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama.[1]
Four of the five units in the plant were converted to use natural gas under plans to reduce costs.[2], Unit 5 is testing a 10 MWh thermal storage at 600C, made of concrete.[3] [4]