GREENE COUNTY
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,288 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Greene County
- Operator
- ALABAMA POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 10
- Generators
- 11
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,489 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 13%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.6020, -87.7817
GREENE COUNTY, a 1,288 MW Coal power plant in Greene County, Alabama. Operated by ALABAMA POWER CO, commissioned 1965.
How GREENE COUNTY compares
With 1,288 MW of capacity, GREENE COUNTY ranks 9th among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and 5th of the 7 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Alabama's operating Coal capacity and 4.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 89th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1965, it is older than 67% of the 64 operating Alabama plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ALABAMA POWER CO, runs 22 operating plants in Alabama totaling 12,989 MW.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 11 generators at the site with 1,288 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 1,489 GWh in 2024 (a 13% capacity factor), up 20% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1965 and 1996.
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. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: ROCK-TENN MILL (13 MW, Biomass).
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
GREENE COUNTY is a 1,288 MW coal power plant in Greene County, AL, operated by ALABAMA POWER CO, commissioned in 1965. Greene County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.0 of 5 at the 50th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 95th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Greene County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 69.4 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.50 |
| Hail | Very Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 10.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 2.0 |
Perils not assessed in Greene 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 Greene 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.