MILLERS FERRY
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 101 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Wilcox County
- Operator
- USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1970
- EIA plant ID
- 38
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 273 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 31%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.0907, -87.3979
MILLERS FERRY, a 101 MW Hydro power plant in Wilcox County, Alabama. Operated by USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, commissioned 1970.
How MILLERS FERRY compares
With 101 MW of capacity, MILLERS FERRY ranks 36th among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and 12th of the 23 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.1% of Alabama's operating Hydro capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 178th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1970, it is older than 53% of the 64 operating Alabama plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, runs 2 operating plants in Alabama totaling 183 MW. It shares Wilcox County with one other operating plant, WEYERHAEUSER PINE HILL OPERATIONS.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 273 GWh in 2024 (a 31% capacity factor), down 13% 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. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: WEYERHAEUSER PINE HILL OPERATIONS (77 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
MILLERS FERRY is a 101 MW hydro power plant in Wilcox County, AL, operated by USCE-MOBILE DISTRICT, commissioned in 1970. Wilcox County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.5 of 5 at the 39th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Wilcox County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.60 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 71.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 6.5 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Hail | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.3 |
Perils not assessed in Wilcox 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 Wilcox 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.