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Covington County, Alabama · EIA plant ID 53 · Operator: PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor25%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1926
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.7 | 24.7% | — |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 20.1% | — |
| 2003 | 11.9 | 43.8% | — |
| 2004 | 5.3 | 21.5% | — |
| 2005 | 7.9 | 32.0% | — |
| 2006 | 4.7 | 19.1% | — |
| 2007 | 3.7 | 15.0% | — |
| 2008 | 6.7 | 27.4% | — |
| 2009 | 9.9 | 40.2% | — |
| 2010 | 6.5 | 26.5% | — |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 11.3% | — |
| 2012 | 3.7 | 15.0% | — |
| 2013 | 7.6 | 31.0% | — |
| 2014 | 6.9 | 28.3% | — |
| 2015 | 3.7 | 14.9% | — |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 23.3% | — |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 10.1% | — |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 12.2% | — |
| 2020 | 6.3 | 25.6% | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 24.5% | — |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 18.6% | — |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 18.4% | — |
| 2024 | 3.4 | 15.1% | — |
| 2025 | 5.7 | 24.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.2 | 0.8 | Jan 1926 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.8 | 1.8 | Feb 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: PowerSouth Energy Cooperative. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| McWilliams | 654 MW | 0.4 km |
| Point A | 5 MW | 6 km |
| OE_ALD | 80 MW | 45.3 km |
| Pecan Tree | 75 MW | 56.5 km |
| Swallowtail | 75 MW | 58.3 km |
| Wild Quail | 75 MW | 60.3 km |