Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Wilsonville, AL · EIA plant 26

E C Gaston

E C Gaston is a oil & gas power facility in Wilsonville, AL, with 2,034 MW of operating capacity.

Operating capacity2,034 MW6 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityAlabama Power CoEIA-reported operator
Balancing authoritySOCOSouthern Company Services, Inc. - Trans

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Oil & gas1,082 MW
Coal952 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesConventional Steam CoalNatural Gas Steam TurbinePetroleum Liquids

Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

Read methodologyEIA-860 source