AMEA PEAKING
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Talladega County
- Operator
- ALABAMA MUNICIPAL ELEC AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2004
- EIA plant ID
- 56018
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 35.2 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 4.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.1661, -86.2823
AMEA PEAKING, a 99 MW Natural Gas power plant in Talladega County, Alabama. Operated by ALABAMA MUNICIPAL ELEC AUTHORITY, commissioned 2004.
How AMEA PEAKING compares
With 99 MW of capacity, AMEA PEAKING ranks 38th among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and 14th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.0% of Alabama's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 681st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2004, it is newer than 92% of the 64 operating Alabama plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Talladega County with 2 other operating plants, LOGAN MARTIN DAM and U S ALLIANCE COOSA PINES.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 99 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 35.2 GWh in 2024 (a 4.1% capacity factor), down 66% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ALABAMA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 3,192 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is E C GASTON (2,034 MW, Coal).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
AMEA PEAKING is a 99 MW natural gas power plant in Talladega County, AL, operated by ALABAMA MUNICIPAL ELEC AUTHORITY, commissioned in 2004. Talladega County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 31st national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 91st percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Talladega County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 91st | 4.7 of 5 | 0.70 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 0.96 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 67.2 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 6.1 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 2.9 |
Perils not assessed in Talladega County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Talladega County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.