Coal-Fired Plants in Alabama

Barry Location: AL Operator: Alabama Power Co Configuration: 2 X 153 MW, 1 X 272 MW, 1 X 404 MW, 1 X 789 MW Operation: 1954-1971-1991 Fuel: bituminous coal, natural gas Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: GE, WH EPC: SCS Quick facts: Barry is on the west bank of the Mobile River. The plant is named for James M Barry, President of Alabama Power from 1949-1952. Unit-5 is supercritical. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 10 Nov 2010	Colbert Location: AL Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority Configuration: 4 X 200 MW, 1 X 550 MW Operation: 1955-1965 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: GE, Parsons EPC: TVA Quick facts: The plant is named after George Colbert, a chief of the Chickasaw Indian Nation in the early 19th century. Photograph courtesy of Tennessee Valley Authority Posted 30 Dec 2004	Gadsden Location: AL Operator: Alabama Power Co Configuration: 2 X 69 MW CHP Operation: 1978-1991 Fuel: bituminous coal, natural gas Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: GE, WH Quick facts: In 1995, a 5,000ft steam supply line was built to the nearby Goodyear tire plant. Saturated steam flows range from 40-120,000 lbs/hr. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 6 Sep 2006
Green County Location: AL Operator: Alabama Power Co Configuration: 1 X 299 MW, 1 X 269 MW Operation: 1965-1966 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W, RS T/G supplier: GE EPC: SCS Quick facts: Green County is on the Black Warrior River near Demopolis. It is jointly-owned by Alabama Power (60%) and Mississippi Power (40%). Photo dates to approximately the period of initial operation. Photograph courtesy of Southern Company Posted 19 Jan 2013	Charles R Lowman Location: AL Operator: PowerSouth Configuration: 1 X 66 MW, 2 X 258 MW Operation: 1969-1980 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: BW, RS T/G supplier: GE EPC: Burns & McDonnell Quick facts: Plant Lowman is on the Tombigbee River and is PowerSouth’s primary generating resource. Construction on Unit-1 started in 1965 and work on Units 2&3 began in 1976. The plant burns around 1.5mn tpy of coal transported to the plant by barge and rail. Units 2&3 were designed and installed with FGD systems, some of the first in the USA, and the system was upgraded in 2009 with a Chiyoda CT-121 scrubber serving all three boilers. SCR systems were added to Units 2&3 in 2008. Photograph courtesy of PoweSouth Posted 27 Jun 2009	James H Miller Location: AL Operator: Alabama Power Co Configuration: 4 X 706 MW Operation: 1978-1991 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: GE EPC: SCS Quick facts: In Apr 2006, Alabama Power announced it would spend $200mn to retrofit Units 3&4 with SCR and FGD scrubbers. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 18 Jan 2004
	Widows Creek Location: AL Operator: Tennessee Valley Authority Configuration: 6 X 140 MW, 1 X 575 MW, 1 X 550 MW Operation: 1954-1965 Fuel: coal Boiler supplier: B&W, CE T/G supplier: GE, BBC Quick facts: In September 2004, Widows Creek-3 broke the TVA continuous-run mark for fossil units at 616 days. On Dec 30, the plant went to 707 days and set a new all-time running record for fossil or nuclear units of any size. Unit-8 has one of the first full-scale FGD scrubbers built in the USA.  This was completed in 1977 and was modeled on a demonstration unit at Shawnee. Photograph courtesy of Tennessee Valley Authority Posted 16 Jun 2001

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