Directory of Power Plants in the United States
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Haas | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Balch Camp, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 543.6 GWh | Nov 1958 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Humboldt Bay | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Eureka, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 367.5 GWh | Aug 2010 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5% |
James B Black | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Big Bend, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 367.0 GWh | Nov 1965 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid | Dynegy -Moss Landing LLC | Moss Landing, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 4.7 TWh | Nov 1967 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Pit 4 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Big Bend, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 312.5 GWh | Jun 1955 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Pit 5 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Big Bend, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 370.1 GWh | Mar 1944 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Pit 7 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Montgomery Creek, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 265.4 GWh | Aug 1965 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Poe | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Storrie, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 608.8 GWh | Sep 1958 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Rock Creek | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Storrie, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 571.1 GWh | Feb 1950 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Geysers Unit 5-20 | Geysers Power Co LLC | Middletown, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 4.4 TWh | Mar 1971 | Aug 2024 | Geothermal |
Limestone | NRG Texas Power LLC | Jewett, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 5.1 TWh | Nov 1985 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.9% Natural Gas : 1.1% |
AES Alamitos LLC | AES Alamitos LLC | Long Beach, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 201.8 GWh | Aug 1956 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Big Creek 3 | Southern California Edison Co | Auberry, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 783.0 GWh | Aug 1923 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Big Creek 4 | Southern California Edison Co | North Fork, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 452.9 GWh | May 1951 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Big Creek 2A | Southern California Edison Co | Auberry, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 537.5 GWh | Jul 1928 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Mammoth Pool | Southern California Edison Co | North Fork, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 561.8 GWh | Feb 1960 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Ormond Beach | Ormond Beach Power, LLC | Oxnard, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 44.9 GWh | Jul 1971 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Mountainview Generating Station | Southern California Edison Co | Redlands, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 2.6 TWh | Nov 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Columbia Generating Station | Energy Northwest | Richland, WA | Bonneville Power Administration (BPAT) | 9.9 TWh | Nov 1984 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
Grayson | City of Glendale - (CA) | Glendale, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 35.5 GWh | Nov 1953 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Dion R Holm | City & County of San Francisco | Groveland, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 527.1 GWh | Jul 1960 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Moccasin | City & County of San Francisco | Moccasin, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 269.5 GWh | Jul 1969 | Aug 2024 | Water |
R C Kirkwood | City & County of San Francisco | Groveland, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 437.6 GWh | Jan 1967 | Aug 2024 | Water |
El Centro Hybrid | Imperial Irrigation District | El Centro, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 1.1 TWh | Jul 1952 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Castaic | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Castaic, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 27.2 GWh | Dec 1971 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Harbor | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Wilmington, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 163.1 GWh | Jun 1949 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Haynes | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Long Beach, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 2.5 TWh | Aug 1962 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Scattergood | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Playa del Rey, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 1.0 TWh | Nov 1958 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Valley (CA) | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Sun Valley, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 1.5 TWh | Jul 2001 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Middle Fork | Placer County Water Agency | Foresthill, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 492.1 GWh | Sep 1966 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Camino | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Camino, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 306.7 GWh | Sep 1963 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Jaybird | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Camino, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 461.8 GWh | Mar 1961 | Aug 2024 | Water |
White Rock/Slab Creek | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Placerville, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 495.3 GWh | Jan 1968 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Devil Canyon | California Dept. of Water Resources | San Bernardino, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 925.8 GWh | Nov 1972 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Edward C Hyatt | California Dept. of Water Resources | Oroville, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 2.4 TWh | Feb 1968 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Thermalito | California Dept. of Water Resources | Oroville, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 341.8 GWh | Jan 1968 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Don Pedro | Turlock Irrigation District | La Grange, CA | Turlock Irrigation District (TIDC) | 502.5 GWh | Apr 1971 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Folsom | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Folsom, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 648.5 GWh | Apr 1955 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Judge F Carr | U S Bureau of Reclamation | French Gulch, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 214.6 GWh | Apr 1963 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Keswick | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Redding, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 373.0 GWh | Sep 1949 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Shasta | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Redding, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 2.4 TWh | May 1944 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Parker Dam | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Parker, CA | Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region (WALC) | 379.9 GWh | Nov 1942 | Aug 2024 | Water |
W R Gianelli | California Dept. of Water Resources | Gustine, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 95.9 GWh | Feb 1967 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Spring Creek | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Redding, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 306.9 GWh | Dec 1963 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Trinity | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Weaverville, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 356.3 GWh | Jan 1964 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Colgate | Yuba County Water Agency | Dobbins, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 1.3 TWh | Sep 1969 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Cabin Creek | Public Service Co of Colorado | Georgetown, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 136.8 GWh | May 1967 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Cherokee | Public Service Co of Colorado | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.4 TWh | May 1962 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Comanche (CO) | Public Service Co of Colorado | Pueblo, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.7 TWh | May 1973 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 97.8% Natural Gas : 2.2% |
Valmont | Public Service Co of Colorado | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 15.9 GWh | Apr 1964 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
South Plant | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 118.8 GWh | Oct 1962 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1% |
George Birdsall | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.9 GWh | Jul 1953 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.4% |
Flatiron | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 135.9 GWh | Dec 1953 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Hayden | Public Service Co of Colorado | Hayden, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.2 TWh | Jun 1965 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.8% |
McWilliams | PowerSouth Energy Cooperative | Gantt, AL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 3.0 TWh | Nov 1954 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Rocky River (CT) | FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC | New Milford, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 12.5 GWh | Dec 1927 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Rainbow (CT) | Farmington River Power Company | Windsor, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 37.9 GWh | Nov 1925 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Stanton Energy Center | Orlando Utilities Comm | Orlando, FL | Florida Municipal Power Pool (FMPP) | 4.1 TWh | Jun 1987 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 56.8% Natural Gas : 42.5% Landfill Gas : 0.6% |
Millstone | Dominion Energy Nuclear Conn Inc | Waterford, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 16.3 TWh | Nov 1975 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
Bridgeport Station | Generation Bridge II Connecticut, LLC | Bridgeport, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 3.2 TWh | Jul 1961 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
J C McNeil | City of Burlington Electric - (VT) | Burlington, VT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 155.5 GWh | May 1984 | Aug 2024 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 99.6% |
Indian River Generating Station | Indian River Operations Inc | Dagsboro, DE | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 84.7 GWh | May 1967 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 95.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.7% |
Brandon Shores | Brandon Shores LLC | Baltimore, MD | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 1.8 TWh | Apr 1984 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 98.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.3% |
Fredonia | Puget Sound Energy Inc | Mt Vernon, WA | Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (PSEI) | 846.6 GWh | Apr 1984 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.5% |
Cape Canaveral | Florida Power & Light Co | Cocoa, FL | Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) | 6.2 TWh | Mar 2013 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Fort Myers | Florida Power & Light Co | Ft. Myers, FL | Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) | 8.9 TWh | Oct 1958 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
Lauderdale | Florida Power & Light Co | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) | 258.1 GWh | Sep 1957 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7% |
Port Everglades | Florida Power & Light Co | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) | 5.1 TWh | Jul 1971 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
Riviera | Florida Power & Light Co | Riviera Beach, FL | Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) | 7.6 TWh | Mar 2014 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Sanford | Florida Power & Light Co | DeBary, FL | Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) | 8.4 TWh | Jun 1969 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Turkey Point | Florida Power & Light Co | Homestead, FL | Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) | 21.3 TWh | Mar 1967 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear : 67.0% Natural Gas : 33.0% |
Crystal River | Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Crystal River, FL | Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (FPC) | 16.5 TWh | Sep 1966 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 76.4% Bituminous Coal : 23.5% |
P L Bartow | Duke Energy Florida, LLC | St. Petersburg, FL | Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (FPC) | 6.2 TWh | Apr 1972 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Gulf Clean Energy Center | Florida Power & Light Co | Pensacola, FL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 2.7 TWh | Jun 1959 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Lansing Smith | Florida Power & Light Co | Southport, FL | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 3.9 TWh | May 1965 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Big Bend | Tampa Electric Co | Apollo Beach, FL | Tampa Electric Company (TEC) | 7.7 TWh | Sep 1970 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 94.0% Bituminous Coal : 5.7% |
Vogtle | Georgia Power Co | Waynesboro, GA | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 32.5 TWh | Apr 1987 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
Deerhaven Generating Station | Gainesville Regional Utilities | Gainesville, FL | Gainesville Regional Utilities (GVL) | 673.3 GWh | Jul 1972 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.6% |
Northside Generating Station | JEA | Jacksonville, FL | JEA (JEA) | 3.0 TWh | Feb 1966 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 69.4% Petroleum Coke : 24.9% Bituminous Coal : 4.4% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 1.2% |
C D McIntosh Jr | City of Lakeland - (FL) | Lakeland, FL | Florida Municipal Power Pool (FMPP) | 2.5 TWh | Dec 1969 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Kerckhoff 2 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Auberry, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 357.0 GWh | Apr 1983 | Aug 2024 | Water |
Arvah B Hopkins | City of Tallahassee - (FL) | Tallahassee, FL | City of Tallahassee (TAL) | 1.6 TWh | Jan 1970 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Bowen | Georgia Power Co | Cartersville, GA | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 11.0 TWh | Sep 1971 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.9% |
Jack McDonough | Georgia Power Co | Smyrna, GA | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 18.3 TWh | Apr 1971 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Kahe | Hawaiian Electric Co Inc | Kapolei, HI | 2.6 TWh | Feb 1963 | Aug 2024 | Residual Fuel Oil | |
Waiau | Hawaiian Electric Co Inc | Pearl City, HI | 1.1 TWh | Nov 1947 | Aug 2024 | Residual Fuel Oil : 94.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.0% | |
Puueo | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc | Hilo, HI | 3.8 GWh | Nov 1918 | Aug 2024 | Water | |
Dresden Generating Station | Constellation Nuclear | Morris, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 15.3 TWh | Jul 1970 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
Kincaid Generation LLC | Dynegy Kincaid Generation | Kincaid, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 2.2 TWh | May 1967 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.5% Natural Gas : 0.5% |
Powerton | Midwest Generations EME LLC | Pekin, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 2.0 TWh | Aug 1972 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
Quad Cities Generating Station | Constellation Nuclear | Cordova, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 15.6 TWh | Nov 1972 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
Baldwin Energy Complex | Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc | Baldwin, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.4 TWh | Jun 1970 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
Geneseo | City of Geneseo - (IL) | Geneseo, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.5 GWh | Jun 1957 | Aug 2024 | Wind : 73.9% Solar : 20.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 5.1% |
Peru (IL) | City of Peru - (IL) | City of Peru, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 21.4 GWh | Sep 1968 | Aug 2024 | Water : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7% |
Rantoul | Village of Rantoul - (IL) | Rantoul, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 120.0 MWh | Dec 1950 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
North Ninth Street | Rochelle Municipal Utilities | Rochelle, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 1.9 GWh | Sep 1940 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 73.9% Solar : 15.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 11.1% |
Dallman | City of Springfield - (IL) | Springfield, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 534.3 GWh | May 1968 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.0% Natural Gas : 1.0% |
Sullivan (IL) | City of Sullivan - (IL) | Sullivan, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 214.0 MWh | May 1946 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Marion | Southern Illinois Power Coop | Marion, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 763.9 GWh | May 1963 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 85.7% Natural Gas : 14.2% |
Clifty Creek | Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp | Madison, IN | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 5.0 TWh | Jan 1955 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 91.3% Subbituminous Coal : 8.6% |
Summary of Power Plants By State
Figures are based on August 2024 generation numbers.State | Rank | Active Plants | Aug 2024 Generation |
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Alabama | # 7 | 78 | 14,073.11 GWh |
Alaska | # 48 | 147 | 631.71 GWh |
Arizona | # 10 | 161 | 12,447.73 GWh |
Arkansas | # 23 | 77 | 6,473.81 GWh |
California | # 4 | 1,666 | 22,299.47 GWh |
Colorado | # 28 | 277 | 5,476.67 GWh |
Connecticut | # 33 | 159 | 4,351.57 GWh |
Delaware | # 49 | 31 | 481.79 GWh |
District of Columbia | # 51 | 12 | 19.18 GWh |
Florida | # 2 | 286 | 27,339.08 GWh |
Georgia | # 6 | 251 | 14,863.07 GWh |
Hawaii | # 47 | 69 | 841.39 GWh |
Idaho | # 43 | 142 | 1,655.52 GWh |
Illinois | # 5 | 335 | 17,196.16 GWh |
Indiana | # 18 | 202 | 9,001.13 GWh |
Iowa | # 26 | 283 | 5,529.62 GWh |
Kansas | # 31 | 165 | 5,363.63 GWh |
Kentucky | # 21 | 55 | 6,964.00 GWh |
Louisiana | # 14 | 82 | 10,133.66 GWh |
Maine | # 45 | 162 | 1,185.43 GWh |
Maryland | # 38 | 185 | 3,346.65 GWh |
Massachusetts | # 41 | 614 | 1,896.47 GWh |
Michigan | # 12 | 274 | 12,135.86 GWh |
Minnesota | # 27 | 748 | 5,511.98 GWh |
Mississippi | # 19 | 55 | 7,436.42 GWh |
Missouri | # 20 | 126 | 7,051.26 GWh |
State | Rank | Active Plants | Aug 2024 Generation |
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Montana | # 40 | 70 | 2,306.38 GWh |
Nebraska | # 36 | 125 | 3,559.93 GWh |
Nevada | # 32 | 110 | 4,699.98 GWh |
New Hampshire | # 42 | 60 | 1,808.14 GWh |
New Jersey | # 25 | 387 | 5,633.45 GWh |
New Mexico | # 39 | 139 | 3,198.26 GWh |
New York | # 11 | 848 | 12,289.60 GWh |
North Carolina | # 9 | 893 | 13,559.75 GWh |
North Dakota | # 35 | 59 | 3,641.88 GWh |
Ohio | # 8 | 190 | 13,652.00 GWh |
Oklahoma | # 15 | 130 | 10,062.87 GWh |
Oregon | # 29 | 262 | 5,448.37 GWh |
Pennsylvania | # 3 | 246 | 23,205.63 GWh |
Rhode Island | # 46 | 97 | 1,061.17 GWh |
South Carolina | # 16 | 203 | 9,629.88 GWh |
South Dakota | # 44 | 53 | 1,603.17 GWh |
Tennessee | # 22 | 87 | 6,912.16 GWh |
Texas | # 1 | 797 | 58,529.53 GWh |
Utah | # 37 | 122 | 3,440.26 GWh |
Vermont | # 50 | 114 | 207.44 GWh |
Virginia | # 13 | 213 | 10,408.51 GWh |
Washington | # 17 | 138 | 9,091.93 GWh |
West Virginia | # 30 | 36 | 5,412.86 GWh |
Wisconsin | # 24 | 230 | 6,416.93 GWh |
Wyoming | # 34 | 70 | 3,868.32 GWh |