Power plant · Alabama, United States
Lawrence County Solar
Lawrence County Solar is a planned solar power plant in Alabama, United States, with 193 MW of capacity, owned by Tennessee Valley Authority.
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 | Planned | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2027 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Tennessee Valley Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 193 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaic | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Tennessee Valley Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 161 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 34.6393, -87.2510 | 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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Lawrence County Solar is the 5th-largest of 5 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Alabama and the 518th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 193 MW is <0.1% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5th of 5 | 1,193 MW | 16% |
| United States | 518th of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 895th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 47 km |
| Bear Creek | Mine | — | Closed | 48 km |
| Meredyth Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 48 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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- 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
- E B Harris Electric Generating Plant1,304 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.