Fort Benning Solar Facility
Solar power plant · Russell County, Alabama
Nameplate capacity
30 MW
Rank in Alabama
#66
of 80 plants
In service since
2015
December 2015
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Georgia Power Co
- County
- Russell County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among solar plants in Alabama
- #10 of 14
- EIA plant code
- 59862
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 30 MW | 30 MW | 2015 | 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
| Goat Rock | Hydro | 39 MW |
| TAI Huntsville Solar Hybrid | Solar | 32 MW |
| U S Alliance Coosa Pines | Other | 26 MW |
| Cumblerland Land Holdings, LLC | Solar | 15 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 30 MW solar plant and a 30 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