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Nuclear power plants in Alabama

Alabama has 2 operating nuclear power plants with 5.6 GW of capacity.

  • Operating2
BirminghamHuntsvilleMontgomeryMobile

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest nuclear power plants in Alabama

Operating, by capacity

#Nuclear power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Browns Ferry19773,854 MW
2Joseph M Farley19811,776 MW

Nuclear power plants that came online most recently in Alabama

Newest first

#Nuclear power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Joseph M Farley19811,776 MW
2Browns Ferry19773,854 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks nuclear power plants

Operating nuclear 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 nuclear power plants in Alabama

How many nuclear power plants are in Alabama?
Alabama has 2 operating utility-scale nuclear power plants with 5.6 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest nuclear power plant in Alabama?
Browns Ferry in Limestone County, Alabama is the largest, at 3,854 MW. It came online in 1977.
How many nuclear power plants were built in Alabama in 2025?
0 nuclear power plants came online in Alabama in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing nuclear 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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