Query
Walter Bouldin Dam
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Walter Bouldin Dam
Generated
2026-10-19T15:46:06.541Z

Briefing on Walter Bouldin Dam

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 19, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
225 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1967
Operating since
3
Generators
22.8%
Capacity factor
450 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Walter Bouldin Dam is a 225 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Alabama, currently Operating.

Walter Bouldin Dam is reported in Alabama since 1967 under Southern. Available operating and financial measures include 22.8% capacity factor and 450 GWh annual generation; $416/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Elmore, Alabama
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Owner / parent
Southern
Operator
Alabama Power Co
Grid
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
Plant ID
4

What stands out

1

Walter Bouldin Dam is a 225 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Alabama with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 22.8% capacity factor and 450 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $3.3/MWh OpEx, $416/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Alabama Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests” (Federal Register (FERC), 2026-07-02).

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans
NERC region
SERC
State rank
#3 of 23
National rank
#87 of 1,462

Why it matters

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