AMEA-Sylacauga Plant
In 2004, AMEA became the first organization in Alabama in more than 80 years to build a power generation plant owned by a municipality. The AMEA-Sylacauga Plant, which is owned collectively by the 11 municipal electric systems that comprise AMEA, utilizes two state-of-the-art combustion turbine generating units fueled by natural gas, each with a generating capacity of 47,500 kilowatts.