AL · State grid profile
Alabama power grid
Alabama's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Nuclear. Its 92 plants represent 32,810 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 1,591 MW of proposed capacity.
Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Coverage quality
What is complete here?
Generation portfolio
Alabama capacity by fuel
Oil & gas53.5%17,553 MW
Nuclear17.2%5,630 MW
Coal15.1%4,967 MW
Hydro10.1%3,318 MW
Biomass2.1%675 MW
Solar2%666 MW
Storage0%1 MW
Facility intelligence
Largest Alabama power plants
| Plant | Primary fuel | Location | Utility | Operating capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns FerryPlant 46 | Nuclear | Decatur, ALLimestone County | Tennessee Valley Authority | 3,854 MW |
| BarryPlant 3 | Oil & gas | Bucks, ALMobile County | Alabama Power Co | 3,344 MW |
| James H Miller JrPlant 6002 | Coal | Quinton, ALJefferson County | Alabama Power Co | 2,822 MW |
| E C GastonPlant 26 | Oil & gas | Wilsonville, ALShelby County | Alabama Power Co | 2,034 MW |
| H Allen Franklin Combined CyclePlant 7710 | Oil & gas | Smiths, ALLee County | Southern Power Co | 1,996 MW |
| Joseph M FarleyPlant 6001 | Nuclear | Columbia, ALHouston County | Alabama Power Co | 1,776 MW |
| E B Harris Electric Generating PlantPlant 7897 | Oil & gas | Autaugaville, ALAutauga County | Southern Power Co | 1,304 MW |
| Greene CountyPlant 10 | Oil & gas | Demopolis, ALGreene County | Alabama Power Co | 1,288 MW |
| ColbertPlant 47 | Oil & gas | Tuscumbia, ALColbert County | Tennessee Valley Authority | 1,170 MW |
| Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating StationPlant 55271 | Oil & gas | Billingsley, ALAutauga County | Alabama Power Co | 939 MW |
Methodology
Transparent by design
State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.