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Mead Coated Board

Mead Coated Board is a 121 MW operating power plant in Russell County, Alabama, operated by Mead Coated Board Inc.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingNov 1966 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN2Wood/Wood Waste Biomass56 MW OperatingMar 1990
GEN1Wood/Wood Waste Biomass40 MW OperatingNov 1966
GEN3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine25 MW OperatingJan 1998

Plant details

Operator
Mead Coated Board Inc
Location
Russell County, Alabama
Balancing authority
SOCO
Sector
Industrial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 121 MW
First unit online
Nov 1966
EIA plant ID
54802

Location

32.1761, -85.0272

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem