International Paper Riverdale Mill
Natural gas power plant · Dallas County, Alabama
Nameplate capacity
104 MW
Rank in Alabama
#35
of 80 plants
In service since
1967
January 1967
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- International Paper Co-Riverdl
- County
- Dallas County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.32%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Alabama
- #17 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 54096
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 38 MW | 38 MW | 1994 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 37 MW | 37 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 17 MW | 17 MW | 1994 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 12 MW | 12 MW | 1967 | 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
| Mead Coated Board | Other | 121 MW |
| Guntersville | Hydro | 115 MW |
| Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill | Other | 103 MW |
| Walton Discover Power Facility | Natural gas | 103 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 104 MW solar plant and a 104 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