List of power stations in Alabama
Sources of Alabama utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023[1]
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.[2] 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.[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.
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Nuclear plants
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year Completed | Refs |
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Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant | Limestone County | 34°42′15″N 87°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″N 85°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 |
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James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant (Plant Barry) | Mobile County | 31°0′21.2688″N 88°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 Closed 2012 - Unit 3 | [3] |
E. C. Gaston Power Station (Plant Gaston) | Shelby County | 33°14′24″N 86°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″N 87°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″N 87°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 |
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AMEA Peaking | Talladega County | 33°09′58″N 86°16′57″W / 33.1661°N 86.2825°W / 33.1661; -86.2825 (AMEA Peaking) | 95.0 | Simple Cycle (x4) | 2004 | |
James M. Barry | Mobile County | 31°00′21″N 88°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] |
Calhoun Energy Center | Calhoun County | 33°35′18″N 85°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″N 87°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″N 87°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″N 86°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″N 86°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″N 85°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″N 87°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″N 85°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″N 85°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″N 88°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″N 86°52′15″W / 32.4260°N 86.8709°W / 32.4260; -86.8709 (IP Riverdale Mill) | 55.2 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | 1994 | |
McIntosh | Washington County | 31°15′17″N 88°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″N 86°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″N 87°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″N 86°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″N 86°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″N 88°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″N 85°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″N 88°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 |
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E. C. Gaston | Shelby County | 33°14′24″N 86°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
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (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
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- Millers Ferry Lock and Dam
- Weiss Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Henry Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Logan Martin Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Lay Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Mitchell Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Jordan Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Bouldin Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Harris Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Martin Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Yates Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Thurlow Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Smith Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Bankhead Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Holt Hydroelectric Generating Plant
- Wilson Dam
- Guntersville Dam
- Wheeler Dam
Solar photovoltaic
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2021) |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year Completed | Refs |
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Lafayette Solar Farm | Chambers County | 32°52′35″N 85°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″N 86°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″N 87°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 |
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Colbert County | Colbert Fossil Plant (Plant Colbert) | 34°44′27.5994″N 87°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] |
William Crawford Gorgas Electric Generating Plant (Plant Gorgas) | Walker County | 33°38′42.1008″N 87°11′55.5″W / 33.645028000°N 87.198750°W / 33.645028000; -87.198750 (Plant Gorgas) | 1,416.7 | Coal (Bituminous) | 1951-2019 | [14][15] |
Widows Creek Fossil Plant | Jackson County | 34°53′28.8996″N 85°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 | [16][17][18] |
Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station | Jackson County | 34°42′31″N 85°55′45″W / 34.70861°N 85.92917°W / 34.70861; -85.92917 (Bellefonte) | Unknown | Nuclear | Cancelled |
Utility companies
See also
- 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
- ^ a b "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Alabama, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–23". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Alabama Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Barry Steam Plant". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ a b c "Gaston Steam Plant". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Lowman Power Plant". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Coal-fired power plant to close in Alabama". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Miller Steam Plant". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ Energy Information Administration (15 September 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Alabama Power unveils innovative power system in Reynolds Landing 'smart neighborhood'". Hoover Sun. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Colbert Fossil Plant". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "TVA - Colbert Fossil Plant". Tennessee Valley Authority. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "TVA - Colbert Fossil Plant (Fact Sheet)" (PDF). Tennessee Valley Authority. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Colbert Fossil Plant Ends 61 Years of Electrical Generation". Tennessee Valley Authority. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Gorgas Steam Plant". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Another coal-fired power plant to close in Alabama".
- ^ "Widows Creek Fossil Plant". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Last load of coal delivered at TVA's Widows Creek plant". Times Free Press. September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "Even Appalachia Is Walking Away From Coal". www.slate.com. The Slate Group. October 2, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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