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Greene County — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 10
Capacity: 1288.4 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Greene, AL
Operating Since: 1965
Generators: 11
Operator: Alabama Power Co
Parent Company: Southern
Annual Generation: 1,100,429 MWh
Capacity Factor: 9.7%
Balancing Authority: Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
ISO/RTO: —
NERC Region: SERC

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Greene County

OperatingNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #5 of 25 Natural Gas plants in AL#89 of 2009 nationally

1288.4 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (720 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (568 MW) operating in Greene, AL — Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans

EIAWD

1,288.4 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine

1965

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

32.6017, -87.7811

County

Greene, AL

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Alabama Power Co	Alabama Power	—
Owner(s)	Alabama Power Co, Mississippi Power Co	Southern	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Greene County plant, located in Greene County, Alabama, has a total capacity of 1288.4 MW across 11 generators. The plant began operating in 1965 and is owned by Southern Company and operated by Alabama Power Co. The primary fuel source is natural gas, utilizing both Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine and Natural Gas Steam Turbine technologies. It is considered a hybrid plant.

Greene County operates within the Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 1,100,429 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 9.7%. The plant ranks as the 5th largest in Alabama out of 21 plants and 94th nationally out of 945 plants. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $621.15 per kW, sourced from FERC filings.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

SERC

Balancing Authority

Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans

Grid Voltage

230 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

65.6K MWh

Latest Month

1.1M MWh

Annual Generation

9.7%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$507/kW

Installed Cost

$47.0/MWh

Operating Cost

Mississippi Power Company

Reporting Utility

Annual Capital & Operating Expenses

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.

News & Articles (10)Beta

Deals·other

U.S.-Japan investment framework takes shape around massive natural gas power projects

A 9.2 GW project in southern Ohio and up to 10 GW of NextEra hubs in Texas and Pennsylvania mark the first concrete steps under Japan's $550 billion U.S. commitment

NextEra (developer)

Power Engineering·3 days ago

Industry·corporate

DOE taps SoftBank arm to develop 9.2 GW of gas generation in Ohio

SB Energy, a subsidiary of Japan’s SoftBank Group, is also investing $4.2 billion with AEP Ohio to upgrade and build new transmission lines in Southern Ohio.

SB Energy (developer)SoftBank Group (other)

Utility Dive·6 days ago

Regulatory·permitting

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization and Establishing Intervention and Protest Deadline

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline (developer)

Federal Register (FERC)·2 weeks ago