Joseph M Farley
Houston County, Alabama · EIA plant ID 6001 · Operator: Alabama Power Co
Nameplate1,776MWSummer 1,791 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation15,106GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor96%nuclear units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1977
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), nuclear 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 | 12,160.3 | 82.9% | — |
| 2002 | 13,685.6 | 93.3% | — |
| 2003 | 13,982 | 95.3% | — |
| 2004 | 13,148 | 87.5% | — |
| 2005 | 13,738.3 | 91.7% | — |
| 2006 | 14,039.6 | 93.7% | — |
| 2007 | 13,097.9 | 87.4% | — |
| 2008 | 14,073.2 | 93.6% | — |
| 2009 | 13,973.6 | 93.2% | — |
| 2010 | 13,169.7 | 86.7% | — |
| 2011 | 14,431.3 | 95.0% | — |
| 2012 | 14,763 | 96.9% | — |
| 2013 | 14,098 | 92.8% | — |
| 2014 | 14,505.4 | 94.2% | — |
| 2015 | 14,281.7 | 92.8% | — |
| 2016 | 13,687.3 | 89.0% | — |
| 2017 | 14,804.1 | 96.5% | — |
| 2018 | 14,065 | 91.7% | — |
| 2019 | 14,137 | 92.2% | — |
| 2020 | 14,775.8 | 95.0% | — |
| 2021 | 14,982.9 | 95.5% | — |
| 2022 | 12,988.2 | 82.8% | — |
| 2023 | 14,758.5 | 94.1% | — |
| 2024 | 15,084 | 95.9% | — |
| 2025 | 13,007.6 | 82.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | ST | 888.2 | 895 | Dec 1977 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Nuclear | ST | 888.2 | 896 | Jul 1981 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Alabama Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Alabama Power Co | 100.0% | 1,776 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| SR Cedar Springs, LLC | 70 MW | 3.4 km |
| Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs | retired | 6.5 km |
| Georgia Power at Jakin GA PV | 2 MW | 12.2 km |
| Seminole | 2 MW | 24.5 km |
| Crestwood Dothan | 9 MW | 28 km |
| SR Arlington I | 20 MW | 32.9 km |