News Plant reaches commercial dispatch By Natalie Nettles Jun 10, 2010 Constellation Energy announced this week that its Hillabee Power Plant, a 740-megawatt combined cycle natural gas power plant, has begun comme…
News Starting with a boom By Katie Cole Aug 26, 2009 Construction on the Hillabee power plant is nearing completion and residents may hear noise from the turbines when they are fired up for the f…
Archives Political winds change By Staff Reports Dec 25, 2008 National and local government elections top the news in 2008
Archives House votes to remove grocery sales tax By Staff Reports Apr 16, 2008 The Alabama House approved a bill Tuesday that would remove the state sales tax from groceries, the move would create less of a burden on midd…
Archives Officials take plant tour By Staff Reports Apr 15, 2008 The Constellation Energy generation plant at the Hillabee Energy Center opened its doors Tuesday for a sneak peak tour around the facility lon…
Archives Constellation predicts 2010 start date for Hillabee By Staff Reports Feb 7, 2008 Before Constellation Energy learned they had won the bid to purchase the Hillabee Energy Project from Calpine, they were already talking with …
Archives Calpine completes $155M bankruptcy sale By Staff Reports Feb 6, 2008 Calpine Corporation announced Thursday it had sold its Hillabee Energy Center project in Tallapoosa County as part of a court-approved bidding…
Archives Calpine files Chapter 11 By Staff Reports Dec 20, 2005 Calpine Corporation has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but it’s unclear what impact that will have on the energy plant here.
Archives Calpine’s returns 2 of its generators to Alexander City plant By Staff Reports Jul 29, 2004 Calpine’s 230-ton generators that will help power Alexander City are returning to town after being away from the Hillabee energy facility for …
