CALHOUN ENERGY CENTER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 748 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Calhoun County
- Operator
- CALHOUN POWER CO LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 55409
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 314 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 4.8%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.5882, -85.9721
CALHOUN ENERGY CENTER, a 748 MW Natural Gas power plant in Calhoun County, Alabama. Operated by CALHOUN POWER CO LLC, commissioned 2003.
How CALHOUN ENERGY CENTER compares
With 748 MW of capacity, CALHOUN ENERGY CENTER ranks 16th among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and 8th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.3% of Alabama's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 167th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 85% of the 64 operating Alabama plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Calhoun County with one other operating plant, H NEELY HENRY DAM.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 748 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 314 GWh in 2024 (a 4.8% capacity factor), down 36% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by ALABAMA POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 201 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LOGAN MARTIN DAM (128 MW, Hydro).
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
CALHOUN ENERGY CENTER is a 748 MW natural gas power plant in Calhoun County, AL, operated by CALHOUN POWER CO LLC, commissioned in 2003. Calhoun County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.5 of 5 at the 38th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Calhoun County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 64.2 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.30 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 3.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 3.1 |
Perils not assessed in Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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.