# List of power stations in Alabama

* Natural gas: 64557 (45.1%)
* Nuclear: 44487 (31.1%)
* Coal: 20936 (14.6%)
* Hydroelectric: 8722 (6.09%)
* Biomass: 3246 (2.27%)
* Solar: 1257 (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. 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. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, 2012 - Unit 3 closed |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

### Natural gas

| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation type | Year completed |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 | |

## Renewable plants

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

### 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

* 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

| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year completed |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

## Utility companies

* Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
* Alabama Power