Nameplate capacity
3.8 MW
Rank in Alabama
#78
of 80 plants
In service since
1997
August 1997
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- ABC Coke - Drummond Co, Inc
- County
- Jefferson County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Alabama
- #24 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 56076
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 3.8 MW | 3.8 MW | 1997 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Alabama
| Sand Valley Power Station | Other | 4.8 MW |
| Albertville | Other | 4.0 MW |
| Gantt | Hydro | 3.0 MW |
| Decatur-Morgan Co LFG Recovery Project | Other | 1.6 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 3.8 MW solar plant and a 3.8 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Alabama power plants · What Alabama actually generates