Nameplate capacity
51 MW
Rank in Alabama
#58
of 80 plants
In service since
1928
July 1928
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Alabama Power Co
- County
- Elmore County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.15%
- Rank among hydro plants in Alabama
- #19 of 23
- EIA plant code
- 21
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 26 MW | 22 MW | 1928 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 25 MW | 22 MW | 1928 | 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
| Alabama Pine Pulp | Other | 69 MW |
| Bankhead Dam | Hydro | 54 MW |
| Kimberly Clark Mobile - CHP Plant | Natural gas | 50 MW |
| Alabama River Pulp | Other | 48 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 51 MW solar plant and a 51 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