| # | Plant | Fuel | Country | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browns Ferry | Nuclear | United States of America | 3,775 |
| 2 | James H Miller Jr | Coal | United States of America | 2,822 |
| 3 | Miller Steam Plant | Coal | United States of America | 2,822 |
| 4 | Barry | Gas | United States of America | 2,569.5 |
| 5 | E C Gaston | Gas | United States of America | 2,034 |
| 6 | Gaston Steam Plant | Coal | United States of America | 2,012.8 |
| 7 | H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle | Gas | United States of America | 1,995.7 |
| 8 | Widows Creek Fossil Plant | Coal | United States of America | 1,968.6 |
| 9 | Joseph M Farley | Nuclear | United States of America | 1,846 |
| 10 | Barry Steam Plant | Coal | United States of America | 1,770.7 |
| 11 | Gorgas Steam Plant | Coal | United States of America | 1,416.7 |
| 12 | E B Harris Electric Generating Plant | Gas | United States of America | 1,304 |
| 13 | Greene County | Gas | United States of America | 1,288.4 |
| 14 | Colbert Fossil Plant | Coal | United States of America | 1,230 |
| 15 | Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station | Gas | United States of America | 939.4 |
| 16 | Tenaska Central Alabama Generating Stn | Gas | United States of America | 927.1 |
| 17 | Decatur Energy Center | Gas | United States of America | 902.4 |
| 18 | Morgan Energy Center | Gas | United States of America | 900 |
| 19 | Hillabee Energy Center | Gas | United States of America | 822.8 |
| 20 | Calhoun Energy Center | Gas | United States of America | 748 |
| 21 | Wilson Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 666.7 |
| 22 | McWilliams | Gas | United States of America | 654 |
| 23 | Greene County Steam Plant | Coal | United States of America | 568.4 |
| 24 | McIntosh (AL) | Gas | United States of America | 566 |
| 25 | Charles R Lowman | Coal | United States of America | 538 |
| 26 | Charles R. Lowman Power Plant | Coal | United States of America | 538 |
| 27 | Colbert | Gas | United States of America | 476 |
| 28 | Wheeler Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 404 |
| 29 | Theodore Cogen Facility | Gas | United States of America | 317.4 |
| 30 | Hog Bayou Energy Center | Gas | United States of America | 280 |
| 31 | Walter Bouldin Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 225 |
| 32 | Martin Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 210.6 |
| 33 | Lewis Smith Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 181 |
| 34 | Lay Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 177 |
| 35 | Bartletts Ferry | Hydro | United States of America | 173 |
| 36 | Mitchell Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 170 |
| 37 | Gadsden | Gas | United States of America | 138 |
| 38 | Gadsden Steam Plant | Coal | United States of America | 138 |
| 39 | Harris Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 135 |
| 40 | Logan Martin Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 128.1 |
| 41 | Washington County Cogeneration Facility | Gas | United States of America | 122.5 |
| 42 | Guntersville | Hydro | United States of America | 115.2 |
| 43 | International Paper Riverdale Mill | Gas | United States of America | 104.2 |
| 44 | Walton Discover Power Facility | Gas | United States of America | 104 |
| 45 | Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill | Biomass | United States of America | 103.4 |
| 46 | Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs | Biomass | United States of America | 101.2 |
| 47 | Millers Ferry | Hydro | United States of America | 101.1 |
| 48 | Jordan Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 100 |
| 49 | AMEA Peaking | Gas | United States of America | 98.6 |
| 50 | General Electric Plastic | Gas | United States of America | 97 |
| 51 | Thurlow Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 91 |
| 52 | International Paper Prattville Mill | Biomass | United States of America | 89.8 |
| 53 | Weiss Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 87.6 |
| 54 | Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Naheola | Biomass | United States of America | 87.5 |
| 55 | Jones Bluff | Hydro | United States of America | 82 |
| 56 | LaFayette Solar Farm | Solar | United States of America | 79.2 |
| 57 | Mobile Energy Power Plant | Coal | United States of America | 78.8 |
| 58 | International Paper Pine Hill Mill | Waste | United States of America | 77.4 |
| 59 | River Bend Solar LLC | Solar | United States of America | 75 |
| 60 | H Neely Henry Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 72.9 |
| 61 | Alabama Pine Pulp | Biomass | United States of America | 69 |
| 62 | Oliver Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 60 |
| 63 | Bankhead Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 53.9 |
| 64 | Yates Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 50.5 |
| 65 | Kimberly Clark Mobile - CHP Plant | Gas | United States of America | 50 |
| 66 | Alabama River Pulp | Biomass | United States of America | 48 |
| 67 | WestRock Demopolis Mill | Biomass | United States of America | 47.4 |
| 68 | Holt Dam | Hydro | United States of America | 46.9 |
| 69 | Goat Rock | Hydro | United States of America | 38.6 |
| 70 | North Highlands | Hydro | United States of America | 29.6 |
| 71 | Sloss Industries Corp | Gas | United States of America | 25 |
| 72 | U S Alliance Coosa Pines | Biomass | United States of America | 17.9 |
| 73 | Packaging Corporation of America Jackson Mill | Biomass | United States of America | 15.6 |
| 74 | Cumblerland Land Holdings LLC | Solar | United States of America | 14.7 |
| 75 | Bellefonte | Oil | United States of America | 14 |
| 76 | Westervelt Moundville Cogen | Waste | United States of America | 13 |
| 77 | ExxonMobil Mobile Bay Onshore | Gas | United States of America | 12 |
| 78 | W&T Onshore Treating Facility (OTF) | Gas | United States of America | 12 |
| 79 | Fort Rucker Solar Array | Solar | United States of America | 10.6 |
| 80 | Redstone Arsenal Hybrid | Solar | United States of America | 10 |
| 81 | Crestwood Dothan | Oil | United States of America | 8.6 |
| 82 | ANAD Solar Array | Solar | United States of America | 7.4 |
| 83 | Point A | Hydro | United States of America | 5.2 |
| 84 | Sand Valley Power Station | Waste | United States of America | 4.8 |
| 85 | Albertville | Oil | United States of America | 4 |
| 86 | ABC Coke | Gas | United States of America | 3.8 |
| 87 | Yellowhammer Gas Plant | Gas | United States of America | 3.4 |
| 88 | Gantt | Hydro | United States of America | 3 |
| 89 | Decatur-Morgan Co LFG Recovery Project | Waste | United States of America | 1.6 |
Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.
Frequently asked questions
What ranks first in largest power plants in alabama, united states of america by capacity?
Browns Ferry (United States of America) ranks #1 with 3,775 mw.
How many power plants are in this ranking?
This ranking covers 89 power plants in Alabama, United States of America.
Which plants make the top three?
1. Browns Ferry (3,775); 2. James H Miller Jr (2,822); 3. Miller Steam Plant (2,822).
