Power plant · Alabama, United States
Decatur Energy Center
Decatur Energy Center is a power plant in Alabama, United States, with 902 MW of capacity, owned by Decatur Energy Center LLC.
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 | 2002 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Decatur Energy Center LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Decatur Energy Center LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 902 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 | 34.6292, -87.0214 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Decatur Energy Center is the 12th-largest of 19 power plants in Alabama and the 349th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 902 MW is 0.11% 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 | 12th of 19 | 27,557 MW | 3.3% |
| United States | 349th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.11% |
| All power plants in our data | 385th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Alabama
- Browns Ferry3,854 MW
- Barry3,344 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
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.