Power plant · Alabama, United States
E B Harris Electric Generating Plant
E B Harris Electric Generating Plant is a gas power plant in Alabama, United States, with 1,304 MW of capacity, owned by Southern 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 | 2003 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Southern Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Southern Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,304 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 |
| Grid operator | Alabama Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 500 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 32.3814, -86.5744 | 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.
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E B Harris Electric Generating Plant is the 7th-largest of 19 power plants in Alabama and the 183rd-largest of 885 in the United States by capacity; its 1,304 MW is 0.15% of the 856,654 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 | 7th of 19 | 27,557 MW | 4.7% |
| United States | 183rd of 885 | 856,654 MW | 0.15% |
| All power plants in our data | 262nd of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 13 mines (10 operating) and 1 data center (153 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 9.9 km |
| Stange | Mine | — | Operating | 13 km |
| Landsdown Montgomery Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 25 km |
| Meta Montgomery | Data center | 153 MW | Operating | 26 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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- Millers Branch Solar512 MW · under construction
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
- Gorgas1,417 MW
- Greene County1,288 MW
Data on this page
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- 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.
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- 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.
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