E B HARRIS ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 1,304 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Autauga County
- Operator
- SOUTHERN POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 7897
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 4,980 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 43%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.3813, -86.5744
E B HARRIS ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, a 1,304 MW Natural Gas power plant in Autauga County, Alabama. Operated by SOUTHERN POWER CO, commissioned 2003.
How E B HARRIS ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT compares
With 1,304 MW of capacity, E B HARRIS ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT ranks 8th among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and 2nd of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Alabama's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 44th-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. Its operator, SOUTHERN POWER CO, runs 2 operating plants in Alabama totaling 3,300 MW. It shares Autauga County with 4 other operating plants, including TENASKA LINDSAY HILL GENERATING STATION and TENASKA CENTRAL ALABAMA GENERATING STN.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,304 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 4,980 GWh in 2024 (a 43% capacity factor), down 26% 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 8 operating power plants totaling 2,565 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is TENASKA LINDSAY HILL GENERATING STATION (939 MW, Natural Gas).
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
E B HARRIS ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT is a 1,304 MW natural gas power plant in Autauga County, AL, operated by SOUTHERN POWER CO, commissioned in 2003. Autauga County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 31st national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 73rd 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.
Autauga County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.9 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 0.51 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 68.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 9.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.40 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.4 |
Perils not assessed in Autauga 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 Autauga 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.