Morgan Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Morgan County, Alabama
Nameplate capacity
900 MW
Rank in Alabama
#13
of 80 plants
In service since
2003
June 2003
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Morgan Energy Center LLC
- County
- Morgan County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 2.72%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Alabama
- #8 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 55293
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 270 MW | 293 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 210 MW | 163 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 210 MW | 163 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 210 MW | 163 MW | 2003 | 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
| Central Alabama Generating Station | Natural gas | 927 MW |
| Decatur Energy Center | Natural gas | 902 MW |
| Hillabee Energy Center | Natural gas | 823 MW |
| Calhoun Energy Center | Natural gas | 748 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 900 MW solar plant and a 900 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