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In 2021, Alabama had a total summer capacity of 28,911 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 144,967 GWh. [2] The electrical energy generation mix in 2023 was 43.7% natural gas, 32.5% nuclear, 13.7% coal, 7.1% hydroelectric, 2.2% biomass, and 0.8% solar. [ 1 ]
This category contains articles about hydroelectric power plants in the U.S. state of Alabama. Pages in category "Hydroelectric power plants in Alabama" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Lay Dam is a hydroelectric power dam on the Coosa River in Chilton County and Coosa County, near Clanton, Alabama. [2] The concrete run-of-the-river gravity dam was built in 1914 as the first major project of Alabama Power Company, and named for Captain William Patrick Lay, its first president. The dam's hydroelectric facility has a generating ...
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The earthen dam was constructed in 1967 by the Alabama Power Company, with a height of 170 feet (52 m), and a length of 11,178 feet (3,407 m) at its crest. [1] It impounds the Coosa River for 225 MW of hydroelectric power, the last and largest of Alabama Power's string of seven hydropower facilities on that river.
The utility made the announcement Thursday in a news release, ending a project that had drawn protests from area residents and environmental groups. Alabama Power abandons planned hydroelectric ...
Guntersville Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Marshall County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.It is one of nine dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s as part of a New Deal era initiative to create a continuous navigation channel on the entire length of the river and bring flood control and economic ...
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