Nameplate capacity
39 MW
Rank in Alabama
#64
of 80 plants
In service since
1955
December 1955
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Georgia Power Co
- County
- Lee County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.12%
- Rank among hydro plants in Alabama
- #21 of 23
- EIA plant code
- 707
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9.3 MW | 9.3 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9.3 MW | 9.3 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1955 | Operating |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 1956 | 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
| Holt Dam | Hydro | 47 MW |
| Packaging Corp. of America Jackson Mill | Natural gas | 44 MW |
| TAI Huntsville Solar Hybrid | Solar | 32 MW |
| Fort Benning Solar Facility | Solar | 30 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 39 MW solar plant and a 39 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