WASHINGTON COUNTY COGENERATION FACILITY

How WASHINGTON COUNTY COGENERATION FACILITY compares

With 123 MW of capacity, WASHINGTON COUNTY COGENERATION FACILITY ranks 31st among the 64 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Alabama and 12th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.2% of Alabama's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 640th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is newer than 71% 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. It shares Washington County with 2 other operating plants, MCINTOSH and CHARLES R LOWMAN.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 123 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 826 GWh in 2024 (a 77% capacity factor), down 2% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by ALABAMA POWER CO, about 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 4,182 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BARRY (2,842 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