Sand Valley Power Station
Other power plant · Dekalb County, Alabama
Nameplate capacity
4.8 MW
Rank in Alabama
#76
of 80 plants
In service since
2013
November 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL
- County
- Dekalb County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Alabama
- #12 of 14
- EIA plant code
- 59710
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMA | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| GMB | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| GMC | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2013 | 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
| ANAD Solar Array | Solar | 7.4 MW |
| Point A | Hydro | 5.2 MW |
| Albertville | Other | 4.0 MW |
| ABC Coke | Natural gas | 3.8 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 4.8 MW solar plant and a 4.8 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