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Coal power plants in Alabama

Alabama has 3 operating coal power plants with 5.0 GW of capacity.

  • Operating3
BirminghamHuntsvilleMontgomeryMobile

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Alabama

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1James H Miller Jr19912,822 MW
2Barry19711,193 MW
3E C Gaston1974952 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Alabama

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1James H Miller Jr19912,822 MW
2E C Gaston1974952 MW
3Barry19711,193 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Alabama

How many coal power plants are in Alabama?
Alabama has 3 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 5.0 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Alabama?
James H Miller Jr in Jefferson County, Alabama is the largest, at 2,822 MW. It came online in 1991.
How many coal power plants were built in Alabama in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Alabama in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Alabama?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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