H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle
Natural gas power plant · Lee County, Alabama
Nameplate capacity
1,996 MW
Rank in Alabama
#5
of 80 plants
In service since
2002
June 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Southern Power Co
- County
- Lee County
- Generating units
- 9
- Share of state capacity
- 6.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Alabama
- #1 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 7710
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 282 MW | 293 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| ST3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 282 MW | 293 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 213 MW | 240 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 203 MW | 178 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 203 MW | 178 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT2A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 203 MW | 178 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT2B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 203 MW | 178 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CT3A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 203 MW | 183 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| CT3B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 203 MW | 183 MW | 2008 | 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
| James H Miller Jr | Coal | 2,822 MW |
| E C Gaston | Coal | 2,034 MW |
| Joseph M Farley | Nuclear | 1,776 MW |
| E B Harris Electric Generating Plant | Natural gas | 1,304 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 1,996 MW solar plant and a 1,996 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