Power plant · Alabama, United States
Barry
Barry is a power plant in Alabama, United States, with 3,344 MW of capacity, owned by Alabama Power Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Alabama | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1954 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Alabama Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Alabama Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 3,344 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 31.0069, -88.0103 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Barry is the 2nd-largest of 19 power plants in Alabama and the 9th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 3,344 MW is 0.4% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2nd of 19 | 27,557 MW | 12% |
| United States | 9th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.4% |
| All power plants in our data | 9th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | 0.28% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 46 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Alabama Power Co
- James H Miller Jr2,822 MW
- E C Gaston2,034 MW
- Joseph M Farley1,776 MW
- Greene County1,288 MW
- Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station939 MW
- Central Alabama Generating Station927 MW
- Calhoun Energy Center748 MW
Other power plants in Alabama
- Browns Ferry3,854 MW
- James H Miller Jr2,822 MW
- E C Gaston2,034 MW
- H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle1,996 MW
- Joseph M Farley1,776 MW
- E B Harris Electric Generating Plant1,304 MW
- Greene County1,288 MW
- Colbert1,170 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.