Mead Coated Board
Other power plant · Russell County, Alabama
Nameplate capacity
121 MW
Rank in Alabama
#33
of 80 plants
In service since
1966
November 1966
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Mead Coated Board Inc
- County
- Russell County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.36%
- Rank among other plants in Alabama
- #1 of 14
- EIA plant code
- 54802
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 56 MW | 56 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 40 MW | 40 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 25 MW | 21 MW | 1998 | 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
| Logan Martin Dam | Hydro | 128 MW |
| Washington County Cogeneration Facility | Natural gas | 123 MW |
| Guntersville | Hydro | 115 MW |
| International Paper Riverdale Mill | Natural gas | 104 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 121 MW solar plant and a 121 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