Power plant · Alabama, United States
Lowman Energy Center
Lowman Energy Center is a gas power plant in Alabama, United States, with 733 MW of capacity, owned by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative.
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 | 2023 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 733 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 | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV (levels 230, 115 kV) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 31.4880, -87.9107 | 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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Lowman Energy Center is the 17th-largest of 21 power plants in Alabama and the 485th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 733 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 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 | 17th of 21 | 29,111 MW | 2.5% |
| United States | 485th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 590th of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perdue Hill Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 42 km |
| Turkey Trot | Mine | — | Operating | 42 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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- 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
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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.
- 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.