This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Alabama, sorted by type and name. In 2021, Alabama had a total summer capacity of 28,911 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 144,967 GWh.[1] The electrical energy generation mix in 2023 was 43.7% natural gas, 32.5% nuclear, 13.7% coal, 7.1% hydroelectric, 2.2% biomass, and 0.8% 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.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year Completed | Refs | |
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Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant | Limestone County | 34.7042°N -87.1189°W | 3,774.4 | 1974 - Unit 1 1975 - Unit 2 1977 - Unit 3 | ||
31.2231°N -85.1116°W | 1,751.0 | 1977 - Unit 1 1981 - Unit 2 |
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) | 31.0059°N -88.0114°W | 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 Closed 2012 - Unit 3 | [2] | ||
E. C. Gaston Power Station (Plant Gaston) | 33.24°N -86.464°W | 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 | [3] | ||
Charles R. Lowman Power Plant | 31.4898°N -87.9215°W | 538.0 | Coal (Bituminous) | 1969 - Unit 1 1978 - Unit 2 1980 - Unit 3 | Closed - 2020 Gas unit under construction | [4] [5] | ||
James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant (Plant Miller) | 33.6456°N -87.0571°W | 2,822.0 | Coal (Bituminous) | 1978 - Unit 1 1985 - Unit 2 1989 - Unit 3 1991 - Unit 4 | Operational | [6] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation Type | Year Completed | Refs | |
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AMEA Peaking | 33.1661°N -86.2825°W | 95.0 | Simple Cycle (x4) | 2004 | |||
James M. Barry | 31.0058°N -88.0114°W | 1,288.4 | Steam Turbine (x2) 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) | 1954/2015 (160.0MW) 2000 (1,128.4MW) | |||
Calhoun Energy Center | 33.5883°N -85.9731°W | 632.0 | Simple Cycle (x4) | 2003 | |||
34.7439°N -87.8486°W | 363.2 | Simple Cycle (x8) | 1972 | ||||
Decatur Energy Center | 34.6292°N -87.0214°W | 750.0 | 3x1 Combined Cycle | 2002 | |||
E. B. Harris | 32.3814°N -86.5744°W | 1,314.8 | 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) | 2003 | |||
E. C. Gaston | 33.24°N -86.4642°W | 1,020.0 | Steam Turbine (x4) | 1960/2015 | |||
Gadsden | 34.0128°N -85.9708°W | 130.0 | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1949 | |||
Greene County | 32.6017°N -87.7811°W | 1,256.1 | Steam Turbine (x2) Simple Cycle (x9) | 1965 (516.1MW) 1996 (740.0MW) | |||
H. Allen Franklin | 32.6078°N -85.0975°W | 1,879.6 | 2x1 Combined Cycle (x3) | 2002/2008 | |||
Hillabee Energy Center | 33.0007°N -85.9033°W | 765.0 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 2010 | |||
Hog Bayou Energy Center | 30.7478°N -88.0575°W | 230.0 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | 2001 | |||
Int. Paper Riverdale Mill | 32.426°N -86.8709°W | 55.2 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | 1994 | |||
McIntosh | 31.2546°N -88.0299°W | 578.0 | Simple Cycle (x4) | 1998/2010 | |||
McWilliams | 31.4003°N -86.4764°W | 564.0 | 4x3 Combined Cycle | 1959/1996/2002 | |||
Morgan Energy Center | 34.6397°N -87.0639°W | 749.0 | 3x1 Combined Cycle | 2003 | |||
Tenaska Central Alabama | 32.6497°N -86.74°W | 917.0 | 3x1 Combined Cycle | 2003 | |||
Tenaska Lyndsay Hill | 32.6514°N -86.7386°W | 848.0 | 3x1 Combined Cycle | 2002 | |||
Theodore Cogen Facility | 30.5254°N -88.1285°W | 231.0 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | 2000 | |||
Walton Discover Power | 32.541°N -85.0389°W | 100.0 | Simple Cycle (x2) | 1999 | |||
Washington County Cogen | 31.2504°N -88.0156°W | 100.0 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | 1999 |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama.
See main article: Solar power in Alabama.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year Completed | Refs | |
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Lafayette Solar Farm | 32.8763°N -85.3882°W | 79.2 | 2017 | |||
Reynolds Landing Microgrid | 34.2419°N -86.5219°W | 1 | 2018 | [7] | ||
River Bend Solar | 34.8315°N -87.8422°W | 75.0 | 2016 |
Alabama had no utility-scale wind facilities in 2019.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Energy Type | Operation Dates | Refs | |
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Colbert Fossil Plant (Plant Colbert) | 34.741°N -87.8494°W | 1,350.0 | Coal (Bituminous) | 1955-2016 | [8] [9] [10] [11] | ||
William Crawford Gorgas Electric Generating Plant (Plant Gorgas) | Walker County | 33.645°N -87.1988°W | 1,416.7 | Coal (Bituminous) | 1951-2019 | [12] [13] | |
Widows Creek Fossil Plant | Jackson County | 34.8914°N -85.7508°W | 1,969.0 | Coal (Bituminous) | 1952-2015 | [14] [15] [16] | |
Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station | Jackson County | 34.7086°N -85.9292°W | Unknown | Nuclear | Cancelled |