James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant
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| James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant | |
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 The plant in 2009 | |
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| Location | Bucks, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 31°0′22″N 88°0′40″W / 31.00611°N 88.01111°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: February, 1954 Unit 2: July, 1954 Unit 3: July, 1959 Unit 4: July, 1959 Unit 5: October, 1971 Gas Units: May, 2000 |
| Owner | Alabama Power Company |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal, natural gas |
| Turbine technology | Steam, Combined cycle Steam, Combined Cycle Combustion turbine |
| Cooling source | Mobile River |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,671 MW |
James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant, also known as Barry Steam Plant or Plant Barry, is a coal- and natural gas-fired electrical generation facility in Bucks, Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[1] It lies on the west bank of the Mobile River, using it both for coal delivery as well as for cooling water. The plant was named for James M. Barry, President of Alabama Power Company from 1949 to 1952.[2] As of 2018, the plant has 9 units, seven of which are powered by gas and two which are powered by coal.[3]
The Barry Plant has two coal-fired units but originally had five coal-fired units, which came online in 1954 to 1971, with respective generating capacities of 138 MW, 137 MW, 249 MW, 362 MW, and 750 MW (year-around). Five natural gas-fired units, including three combined cycle combustion turbines (173 MWe each of winter capacity) and two combined cycle steam turbines (193 MWe each of winter capacity), were installed in 2000.[4]
