Nameplate capacity
5.2 MW
Rank in Alabama
#75
of 80 plants
In service since
1949
January 1949
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
- County
- Covington County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Alabama
- #22 of 23
- EIA plant code
- 55
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.0 MW | 1.6 MW | 1949 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1.4 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1.4 MW | 2025 | 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
| Crestwood Dothan | Other | 8.6 MW |
| ANAD Solar Array | Solar | 7.4 MW |
| Sand Valley Power Station | Other | 4.8 MW |
| Albertville | Other | 4.0 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 5.2 MW solar plant and a 5.2 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