Power plants planned and retiring in Alabama
Alabama plans 1,880 MW, 6% of its 31,326 MW in service (41st of 51). 80 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 1,071 MW.
Alabama: planned against running
Alabama planned, by fuel
- Solar 1,071 MW (57%)
- Storage 400 MW (21%)
- Natural gas 409 MW (22%)
Alabama operating, by fuel
- Solar 984 MW (3%)
- Storage 1 MW (0%)
- Natural gas 16,210 MW (52%)
- Coal 4,728 MW (15%)
- Nuclear 5,453 MW (17%)
- Hydro 3,291 MW (11%)
- Oil 43 MW (0%)
- Other 618 MW (2%)
When Alabama capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Alabama, 2026 to 2029: 4 rows
| Year | Alabama planned MW | Alabama retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | No data |
| 2027 | 591 | No data |
| 2028 | 200 | No data |
| 2029 | 1009 | No data |
4 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVAlabama projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Alabama projects are
Alabama: 11 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Alabama planned projects
Filter the 14 planned project lines in Alabama.
1,880 MW across 14 project lines, 6% of the 31,326 MW operating in Alabama.
- Lowman Energy Center, Washington: 409 MW natural gas, online 2029
- Crawfish Creek Energy Storage, Jackson: 200 MW storage, online 2029
- Dega Solar and Storage, Talladega: 200 MW solar, online 2029
- Dega Solar and Storage, Talladega: 200 MW storage, online 2029
- Hillsboro Solar 3, Lawrence: 200 MW solar, online 2027
What the Alabama numbers say
Alabama runs 31,326 MW today. The planned list would add 1,880 MW (6%) while 0 MW (0%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Alabama has 1,880 MW due online and 0 MW due to retire there.
Alabama planned mix: 78% solar, storage and wind, 22% natural gas. Alabama stages: 80 MW under construction or in testing, 398 MW permits received, not started, 1,209 MW permits pending, 193 MW early planning, no approvals started. Alabama retired 157 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 2,860 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Alabama capacity by fuel and status
| Alabama fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Alabama, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 984 | 1,071 | – | – | 160 |
| Storage | 1 | 400 | – | – | – |
| Natural gas | 16,210 | 409 | – | 149 | 2,688 |
| Coal | 4,728 | – | – | – | – |
| Nuclear | 5,453 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 3,291 | – | – | – | 12 |
| Oil | 43 | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 618 | – | – | 8 | – |
| All fuels | 31,326 | 1,880 | – | 157 | 2,860 |
Alabama counties with the most planned capacity
| Alabama county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | 409 | 1 | Natural gas |
| Talladega County | 400 | 2 | Solar |
| Lawrence County | 393 | 2 | Solar |
| Colbert County | 200 | 1 | Solar |
| Jackson County | 200 | 1 | Storage |
| Dallas County | 95 | 2 | Solar |
| Baldwin County | 80 | 1 | Solar |
| Montgomery County | 80 | 1 | Solar |
| Fayette County | 10 | 1 | Solar |
| Mobile County | 8 | 1 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in Alabama
| Alabama plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowman Energy Center | Washington | Natural gas | Permits pending | 2029 | 409 |
| Crawfish Creek Energy Storage | Jackson | Storage | Permits received, not started | 2029 | 200 |
| Dega Solar and Storage | Talladega | Solar | Permits pending | 2029 | 200 |
| Dega Solar and Storage | Talladega | Storage | Permits pending | 2029 | 200 |
| Hillsboro Solar 3 | Lawrence | Solar | Permits pending | 2027 | 200 |
| Spring Valley Solar 2 | Colbert | Solar | Permits pending | 2028 | 200 |
| Lawrence County Solar | Lawrence | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 193 |
| Alabama Creek Solar | Dallas | Solar | Permits received, not started | 2027 | 80 |
| Foley Solar, LLC | Baldwin | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 80 |
| SR Hope Hull | Montgomery | Solar | Permits received, not started | 2027 | 80 |
Alabama against its neighbors
Alabama: planned MW equal 6% of operating. Bordering states: Florida plans 3% of what it runs (3 points below Alabama); Georgia plans 16% of what it runs (10 points above Alabama); Mississippi plans 26% of what it runs (20 points above Alabama); Tennessee plans 16% of what it runs (10 points above Alabama).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Alabama: 278 operating generators, 14 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Alabama: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
1,880 MW, 6% of the 31,326 MW Alabama runs. 80 MW is being built or tested in Alabama.
Alabama: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads Alabama with 1,071 of 1,880 planned MW.
Alabama: which power plants are retiring?
0 MW of Alabama units have a retirement date.
Will Alabama get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Alabama has 2,860 MW canceled or postponed, and 157 MW (natural gas the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.