Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating Plant is a coal and natural gas-fired electrical generation facility near Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama.[1]
| Ernest C. Gaston Electric Generating Plant | |
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| Country |
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| Location | Wilsonville, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33°14′24″N 86°27′50″W / 33.240072°N 86.463839°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner(s) | Alabama Power Company |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal, natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,880 MW |
Four of the five units in the plant were converted to use natural gas under plans to reduce costs.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Generating plants". Alabama Power. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "Alabama Power to connect Shelby plant to natural gas line". The Birmingham News. 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
External links edit
- Data on generation and fuel consumption from the Energy Information Administration Electricity Data Browser
