Nameplate capacity
2,034 MW
Rank in Alabama
#4
of 80 plants
In service since
1960
May 1960
Details
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Operator
- Alabama Power Co
- County
- Shelby County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 6.15%
- Rank among coal plants in Alabama
- #3 of 3
- EIA plant code
- 26
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | 952 MW | 832 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 272 MW | 254 MW | 1960 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 272 MW | 256 MW | 1960 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 272 MW | 254 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| ST4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 245 MW | 256 MW | 1962 | Operating |
| GT4 | Petroleum Liquids | 21 MW | 16 MW | 1970 | 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
| Barry | Coal | 3,344 MW |
| James H Miller Jr | Coal | 2,822 MW |
| H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle | Natural gas | 1,996 MW |
| Joseph M Farley | Nuclear | 1,776 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 2,034 MW solar plant and a 2,034 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