Directory of Power Plants in Alabama
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Ferry | Tennessee Valley Authority | Decatur, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 30.5 TWh | Jul 1974 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
| James H Miller Jr | Alabama Power Co | Quinton, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 17.1 TWh | Sep 1978 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Natural Gas : 0.8% |
| Joseph M Farley | Alabama Power Co | Columbia, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 14.2 TWh | Nov 1977 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
| Barry | Alabama Power Co | Bucks, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 12.4 TWh | Jan 1954 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 95.9% Bituminous Coal : 4.1% |
| H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle | Southern Power Co | Smiths, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 12.3 TWh | May 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| E B Harris Electric Generating Plant | Southern Power Co | Autaugaville, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 5.5 TWh | May 2003 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Hillabee Energy Center | CER Generation LLC | Alexander City, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 4.5 TWh | May 2010 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Morgan Energy Center | Morgan Energy Center LLC | Decatur, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 4.5 TWh | May 2003 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Lowman Energy Center | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | Leroy, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 4.3 TWh | May 1969 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Central Alabama Generating Station | Alabama Power Co | Billingsley, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 4.3 TWh | Apr 2003 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| E C Gaston | Alabama Power Co | Wilsonville, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 3.9 TWh | Apr 1960 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 55.8% Natural Gas : 44.1% |
| McWilliams | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | Gantt, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 3.0 TWh | Nov 1954 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Decatur Energy Center | Decatur Energy Center LLC | Decatur, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 3.0 TWh | May 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Wilson Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Muscle Shoals, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 2.2 TWh | Aug 1925 | Aug 2024 | Water |
| Theodore Cogen Facility | Alabama Power Co | Theodore, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 1.6 TWh | Nov 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station | Tenaska Alabama Partners LP | Billingsley, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 1.5 TWh | Apr 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Greene County | Alabama Power Co | Demopolis, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 1.2 TWh | May 1965 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Wheeler Dam | Tennessee Valley Authority | Town Creek, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 1.1 TWh | Oct 1936 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Hog Bayou Energy Center | Mobile Energy LLC | Mobile, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 956.3 GWh | Jun 2001 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Washington County Cogeneration Facility | Alabama Power Co | McIntosh, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 862.2 GWh | Jan 1999 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Mead Coated Board | Mead Coated Board Inc | Mahrt, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 758.7 GWh | Oct 1966 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 37.8% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 34.6% Natural Gas : 27.5% |
| McIntosh (AL) | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | McIntosh, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 745.7 GWh | May 1991 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| International Paper Prattville Mill | International Paper Co | Prattville, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 608.4 GWh | Jan 1967 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 57.3% Natural Gas : 24.6% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 18.1% |
| Walter Bouldin Dam | Alabama Power Co | Wetumpka, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 514.5 GWh | Jun 1967 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| General Electric Plastic | Alabama Power Co | Burkeville, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 514.1 GWh | Jun 1999 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill | Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC | Brewton, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 490.5 GWh | Sep 1957 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 53.1% Natural Gas : 46.9% |
| International Paper Riverdale Mill | International Paper Co-Riverdl | Selma, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 462.7 GWh | Dec 1966 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 80.4% Black Liquor : 19.6% |
| Lay Dam | Alabama Power Co | Clanton, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 454.7 GWh | Jan 1967 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Guntersville | Tennessee Valley Authority | Guntersville, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 453.4 GWh | Jul 1939 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| International Paper Pine Hill Mill | International Paper Co. | Pine Hill, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 448.8 GWh | Jul 1968 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 64.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 35.1% |
| Muscle Shoals | Muscle Shoals Solar, LLC | Cherokee, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 437.0 GWh | Aug 2021 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Mitchell Dam | Alabama Power Co | Verbena, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 409.4 GWh | Oct 1949 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Alabama Pine Pulp | Alabama River Cellulose LLC | Perdue Hill, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 406.8 GWh | Oct 1991 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 93.5% Natural Gas : 5.3% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 1.3% |
| Bartletts Ferry | Georgia Power Co | Salem, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 397.0 GWh | Nov 1926 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Kimberly Clark Mobile - CHP Plant | Kimberly Clark - Mobile Alabama | Mobile, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 365.5 GWh | Mar 2019 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Logan Martin Dam | Alabama Power Co | Vincent, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 343.5 GWh | Jul 1964 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Martin Dam | Alabama Power Co | Dadeville, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 326.6 GWh | Dec 1926 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Millers Ferry | USCE-Mobile District | Camden, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 315.3 GWh | Mar 1970 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Alabama River Pulp | Alabama River Cellulose LLC | Perdue Hill, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 302.9 GWh | Oct 1978 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 61.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.9% Natural Gas : 13.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.3% |
| WestRock Demopolis Mill | WestRock Mill Company, LLC | Demopolis, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 290.7 GWh | Sep 1982 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 63.6% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 31.3% Natural Gas : 5.0% |
| Calhoun Energy Center | Alabama Power Co | Eastaboga, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 270.0 GWh | Dec 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 96.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.8% |
| Jones Bluff | USCE-Mobile District | Selma, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 267.2 GWh | May 1975 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Jordan Dam | Alabama Power Co | Wetumpka, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 263.3 GWh | Dec 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Naheola | Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Naheola | Pennington, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 258.8 GWh | Jul 1959 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 61.1% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.5% Natural Gas : 16.3% |
| Lewis Smith Dam | Alabama Power Co | Jasper, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 233.4 GWh | Aug 1961 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Thurlow Dam | Alabama Power Co | Tallassee, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 222.2 GWh | Dec 1930 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Black Bear Solar 1 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Montgomery, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 218.6 GWh | Jan 2023 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| H Neely Henry Dam | Alabama Power Co | Ohatchee, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 196.7 GWh | May 1966 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Weiss Dam | Alabama Power Co | Leesburg, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 183.2 GWh | May 1961 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| LaFayette Solar Farm | AL Solar A, LLC | LaFayette, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 166.8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| OE_ALD | OE_ALD | Wing, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 161.1 GWh | Mar 2023 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| Packaging Corp. of America Jackson Mill | Boise White Paper LLC | Jackson, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 158.4 GWh | May 1996 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 58.1% Natural Gas : 41.6% |
| Holt Dam | Alabama Power Co | Tuscaloosa, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 154.5 GWh | Jul 1968 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| River Bend Solar, LLC | River Bend Solar, LLC | Florence, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 151.5 GWh | Aug 2016 | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| U S Alliance Coosa Pines | Bowater Newport Coosa Pines Op | Coosa Pines, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 139.3 GWh | Dec 1967 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 71.3% Natural Gas : 28.7% |
| Bankhead Dam | Alabama Power Co | Northport, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 138.7 GWh | Jun 1963 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Harris Dam | Alabama Power Co | Lineville, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 128.9 GWh | Mar 1983 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Yates Dam | Alabama Power Co | Tallassee, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 118.8 GWh | Jun 1928 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Goat Rock | Georgia Power Co | Smiths, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 99.4 GWh | Nov 1915 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Colbert | Tennessee Valley Authority | Tuscumbia, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 78.7 GWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| W&T Onshore Treating Facility (OTF) | W&T Offshore Inc | Theodore, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 47.6 GWh | Aug 1993 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| AMEA Peaking | Alabama Municipal Elec Authority | Sylacauga, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 46.3 GWh | Apr 2004 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| Westervelt Moundville Cogen | The Westervelt Co | Moundville, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 32.7 GWh | Nov 2011 | Nov 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
| Sand Valley Power Station | EDL Inc | Collinsville, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 30.6 GWh | Oct 2013 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Cumblerland Land Holdings, LLC | Cumberland Land Holdings, LLC | Elkmont, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 28.6 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Point A | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | Andalusia, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 16.1 GWh | Dec 1924 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Redstone Arsenal Hybrid | MN8 Energy LLC | Huntsville, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 15.5 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Fort Rucker Solar Array | Alabama Power Co | Fort Rucker, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 13.9 GWh | Mar 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| TAI Huntsville Solar Hybrid | TAI Huntsville Solar, LLC | Huntsville, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 13.3 GWh | - | Aug 2024 | Solar |
| ANAD Solar Array | Alabama Power Co | Anniston Army Depot, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 10.7 GWh | Jun 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Decatur-Morgan Co LFG Recovery Project | EDL Inc | Trinity, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 10.7 GWh | Jul 2010 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
| Gantt | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | Andalusia, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 4.5 GWh | Dec 1925 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| Crestwood Dothan | Crestwood Corp | Dothan, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 386.0 MWh | Dec 1994 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| Walton Discover Power Facility | Walton Discover LLC | Smiths, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 195.0 MWh | May 1999 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| ABC Coke | ABC Coke - Drummond Co, Inc | Tarrant, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 83.0 MWh | Jul 1997 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 62.0% Other Gas : 38.0% |
Browse Power Plants By Alabama Counties
Figures are based on August 2024 generation numbers.| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Aug 2024 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone County, AL | # 1 | 2 | 30.6 TWh |
| Jefferson County, AL | # 2 | 4 | 17.1 TWh |
| Mobile County, AL | # 3 | 8 | 15.3 TWh |
| Houston County, AL | # 4 | 2 | 14.2 TWh |
| Lee County, AL | # 5 | 4 | 12.8 TWh |
| Autauga County, AL | # 6 | 5 | 12.2 TWh |
| Morgan County, AL | # 7 | 3 | 7.5 TWh |
| Washington County, AL | # 8 | 3 | 6.0 TWh |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | # 9 | 1 | 4.5 TWh |
| Shelby County, AL | # 10 | 1 | 3.9 TWh |
| Covington County, AL | # 11 | 4 | 3.2 TWh |
| Lauderdale County, AL | # 12 | 2 | 2.3 TWh |
| Elmore County, AL | # 13 | 5 | 1.4 TWh |
| Greene County, AL | # 14 | 1 | 1.2 TWh |
| Lawrence County, AL | # 15 | 4 | 1.1 TWh |
| Wilcox County, AL | # 16 | 2 | 764.1 GWh |
| Russell County, AL | # 17 | 1 | 758.7 GWh |
| Monroe County, AL | # 18 | 2 | 709.7 GWh |
| Talladega County, AL | # 19 | 3 | 529.1 GWh |
| Colbert County, AL | # 20 | 3 | 515.7 GWh |
| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Aug 2024 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowndes County, AL | # 21 | 1 | 514.1 GWh |
| Escambia County, AL | # 22 | 3 | 490.5 GWh |
| Calhoun County, AL | # 23 | 3 | 477.5 GWh |
| Dallas County, AL | # 24 | 1 | 462.7 GWh |
| Chilton County, AL | # 25 | 2 | 454.7 GWh |
| Marshall County, AL | # 26 | 2 | 453.4 GWh |
| Coosa County, AL | # 27 | 1 | 409.4 GWh |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | # 28 | 2 | 293.2 GWh |
| Marengo County, AL | # 29 | 1 | 290.7 GWh |
| Choctaw County, AL | # 30 | 1 | 258.8 GWh |
| Walker County, AL | # 31 | 2 | 233.4 GWh |
| Montgomery County, AL | # 32 | 1 | 218.6 GWh |
| Cherokee County, AL | # 33 | 1 | 183.2 GWh |
| Chambers County, AL | # 34 | 3 | 166.8 GWh |
| Clarke County, AL | # 35 | 1 | 158.4 GWh |
| Randolph County, AL | # 36 | 1 | 128.9 GWh |
| Hale County, AL | # 37 | 1 | 32.7 GWh |
| DeKalb County, AL | # 38 | 1 | 30.6 GWh |
| Madison County, AL | # 39 | 2 | 28.8 GWh |
| Dale County, AL | # 40 | 2 | 13.9 GWh |