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
Operating capacity32,810 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants92274 operating generators
Proposed capacity1,591 MW4.8% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations4Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Alabama capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
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

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Browns FerryPlant 46NuclearDecatur, ALLimestone CountyTennessee Valley Authority3,854 MW
BarryPlant 3Oil & gasBucks, ALMobile CountyAlabama Power Co3,344 MW
James H Miller JrPlant 6002CoalQuinton, ALJefferson CountyAlabama Power Co2,822 MW
E C GastonPlant 26Oil & gasWilsonville, ALShelby CountyAlabama Power Co2,034 MW
H Allen Franklin Combined CyclePlant 7710Oil & gasSmiths, ALLee CountySouthern Power Co1,996 MW
Joseph M FarleyPlant 6001NuclearColumbia, ALHouston CountyAlabama Power Co1,776 MW
E B Harris Electric Generating PlantPlant 7897Oil & gasAutaugaville, ALAutauga CountySouthern Power Co1,304 MW
Greene CountyPlant 10Oil & gasDemopolis, ALGreene CountyAlabama Power Co1,288 MW
ColbertPlant 47Oil & gasTuscumbia, ALColbert CountyTennessee Valley Authority1,170 MW
Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating StationPlant 55271Oil & gasBillingsley, ALAutauga CountyAlabama Power Co939 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.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap