Hog Bayou Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Mobile County, Alabama
Nameplate capacity
280 MW
Rank in Alabama
#22
of 80 plants
In service since
2001
July 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Mobile Energy LLC
- County
- Mobile County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.85%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Alabama
- #15 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 55241
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 200 MW | 155 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| ST01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 80 MW | 75 MW | 2001 | 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
| Wheeler Dam | Hydro | 404 MW |
| Theodore Cogen Facility | Natural gas | 317 MW |
| Muscle Shoals | Solar | 227 MW |
| Walter Bouldin Dam | Hydro | 225 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 280 MW solar plant and a 280 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