Alabama

Alabama

• Although it produces large amounts of coal, Alabama relies on deliveries from other States to meet roughly half of State demand.


• Alabama produces natural gas largely from wells offshore in Gulf of Mexico and from coalbed methane deposits, found primarily in the Black Warrior Basin and the Cahaba Coal Field.


• With numerous dams along the Alabama and Coosa Rivers, Alabama is one of the largest hydroelectric power-producing States east of the Rocky Mountains.


• Alabama's soil is well suited for growing switchgrass, making the State a potential site for the installation of bioenergy plants.