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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West 14th Street | City of Winfield - (KS) | Winfield, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.1 GWh | Jul 1962 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Garden City | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | Garden City, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 79.5 GWh | May 1968 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Arsenal Hill | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Shreveport, LA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 188.6 GWh | Feb 1960 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas |
Garnett Municipal | City of Garnett - (KS) | Garnett, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 9.0 MWh | Dec 1929 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Beloit | City of Beloit - (KS) | Beloit, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 114.0 MWh | Apr 1950 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 87.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.6% |
Burlingame | City of Burlingame - (KS) | Burlingame, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 46.1 MWh | Jul 1963 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 51.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 48.5% |
Burlington (KS) | City of Burlington - (KS) | Burlington, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 117.0 MWh | Jun 1955 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Lieberman | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Mooringsport, LA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 155.8 GWh | Jun 1947 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas |
Clay Center | City of Clay Center - (KS) | Clay Center, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 193.0 MWh | Dec 1947 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 87.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 12.9% |
Coffeyville | City of Coffeyville - (KS) | Coffeyville, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 10.9 GWh | Jul 1956 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Ellinwood | City of Ellinwood - (KS) | Ellinwood, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 48.0 MWh | May 1948 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 80.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 19.7% |
Erie | City of Erie - (KS) | Erie, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 7.0 MWh | Oct 1958 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Belleville | City of Belleville - (KS) | Belleville, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 178.0 MWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 63.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 36.8% |
Girard | City of Girard - (KS) | Girard, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 185.0 MWh | Aug 1955 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 56.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 44.0% |
Hill City | City of Hill City | Hill City, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 37.0 MWh | Apr 1952 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Hoisington | City of Hoisington - (KS) | Hoisington, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 62.0 MWh | Jul 1961 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 65.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 34.6% |
Holton | City of Holton - (KS) | City of Holton, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.0 GWh | Jan 1958 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 92.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.3% |
Iola | City of Iola - (KS) | Iola, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 909.0 MWh | Apr 1969 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 93.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 6.3% |
Jetmore | City of Jetmore | Jetmore, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 61.0 MWh | Dec 1950 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Quindaro | City of Kansas City - (KS) | Kansas, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 6.2 GWh | Apr 1965 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
La Crosse | City of La Crosse - (KS) | La Crosse, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 24.0 MWh | Oct 1962 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Thomas Fitzhugh | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp | Ozark, AR | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 404.5 GWh | Apr 1963 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Luverne | City of Luverne - (MN) | Luverne, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 68.0 MWh | Apr 1967 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Platte | City of Grand Island - (NE) | Grand Island, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 361.9 GWh | Nov 1982 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
Whelan Energy Center | City of Hastings - (NE) | Hastings, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.1 TWh | Jun 1981 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
Trenton North | Trenton Municipal Utilities - (MO) | Trenton, MO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 54.0 MWh | May 1974 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Algona | City of Algona - (IA) | Algona, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.4 GWh | Nov 1965 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 86.8% Natural Gas : 13.2% |
Alta Municipal Utilities | City of Alta - (IA) | Alta, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 372.0 MWh | Jul 1947 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Kingsley | Central Nebraska Pub P&I Dist | Ogallala, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 30.2 GWh | Oct 1984 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Estherville | City of Estherville - (IA) | Estherville, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 783.0 MWh | Nov 1946 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Laurens | City of Laurens - (IA) | Laurens, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 955.0 MWh | Jun 1951 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Milford | City of Milford - (IA) | Milford, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 616.0 MWh | Dec 1948 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
New Hampton | City of New Hampton - (IA) | New Hampton, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.4 GWh | Mar 1967 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 93.1% Natural Gas : 6.9% |
Rock Rapids | Rock Rapids Municipal Utility | Rock Rapids, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 13.0 MWh | Mar 1968 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Cimarron River | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | Liberal, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 25.8 GWh | Sep 1963 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas |
Riverton | Empire District Electric Co | Riverton, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.1 TWh | May 1950 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Narrows (AR) | USCE -Vickburg District | Murfreesboro, AR | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 46.7 GWh | Apr 1950 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Great Bend - Sunflower | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | Great Bend, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 32.0 GWh | May 1963 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Fort Dodge | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | Dodge City, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 102.4 GWh | May 1969 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Gordon Evans Energy Center | Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Colwich, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 423.9 GWh | May 1961 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.0% |
Colby | Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Colby, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.6 GWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
GREC | Grand River Dam Authority | Chouteau, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.4 TWh | May 1981 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 82.6% Subbituminous Coal : 17.4% |
Earl F Wisdom | Corn Belt Power Coop | Spencer, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 5.7 GWh | Mar 1960 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9% |
Adrian | Adrian Public Utilities Comm | Adrian, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 7.0 MWh | Apr 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Holcomb | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | Holcomb, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.2 TWh | Jul 1983 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Natural Gas : 0.9% |
McClain Energy Facility | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Newcastle, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.5 TWh | May 2001 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Groton Generation Station | Basin Electric Power Coop | Groton, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 201.9 GWh | Jun 2006 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Papillion Creek Wastewater | City of Omaha | Bellevue, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 6.6 GWh | Apr 1987 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 58.2% Other Biomass Gas : 41.8% |
Missouri River Wastewater Treatment | City of Omaha | Omaha, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 12.8 GWh | Mar 1985 | Aug 2024 | Other Biomass Gas : 87.1% Natural Gas : 12.9% |
Weatherford Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Weatherford, LLC | Weatherford, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 571.7 GWh | Mar 2005 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Redbud Power Plant | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Luther, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.9 TWh | Apr 2004 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
WFEC GenCo LLC | Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc | Anadarko, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 115.4 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Spring Creek Energy Center | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Edmond, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 184.6 GWh | Apr 2001 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Llano Estacado Wind Ranch | Llano Estacado Wind Ranch | White Deer, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 101.6 GWh | Nov 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Harrison County Power Project | Northeast Texas Elec Coop, Inc | Marshall, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.2 TWh | May 2003 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Black Hawk Station | Borger Energy Associates LP | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 1.4 TWh | May 1999 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 86.9% Other Gas : 13.1% |
Laverne Diesel Generating Plant | Town of Laverne - (OK) | Laverne, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 283.0 MWh | Dec 2005 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Ft. Pierre | City of Fort Pierre - (SD) | Fort Pierre, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 52.9 MWh | Sep 2004 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Mustang Station | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.1 TWh | May 1999 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Ainsworth Wind | Nebraska Public Power District | Ainsworth, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 84.7 GWh | Sep 2005 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
South Harper | Evergy Missouri West | Kansas City, MO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 197.6 GWh | Jul 2005 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas |
Gray County Wind Energy | Gray County Wind Energy LLC | Montezuma, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 304.3 GWh | Oct 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Oklahoma Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Oklahoma Wind LLC | Woodward, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 153.0 GWh | Sep 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Blue Canyon Windpower | Blue Canyon Windpower LLC | Carnegie, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 64.4 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Green Country Energy LLC | Green Country OP Services LLC | Jenks, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.1 TWh | Jan 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Waste Water Plant Generator | City of Winfield - (KS) | Winfield, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.0 MWh | Feb 1993 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Eastman Cogeneration Facility | Eastman Cogeneration LP | Longview, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.7 TWh | Mar 2001 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Dogwood Energy Facility | Dogwood Power Management, LLC | Pleasant Hill, MO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.3 TWh | May 2001 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Exira | Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny | Brayton, IA | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 229.8 GWh | Mar 2004 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
Minot Wind Project | Basin Electric Power Coop | Minot, ND | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 15.3 GWh | Dec 2002 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Cass County | Omaha Public Power District | Plattsmouth, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 210.4 GWh | Apr 2003 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Oneta Energy Center | Oneta Power LLC | Broken Arrow, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 5.7 TWh | Jun 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Elk River Wind | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Beaumont, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 287.8 GWh | Nov 2005 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Caprock Wind Farm | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | San Jon, NM | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 251.5 GWh | Nov 2004 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
San Juan Mesa Wind Project LLC | NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc | Elida, NM | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 176.3 GWh | Nov 2005 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Blue Canyon Windpower II | Blue Canyon Windpower II LLC | Carnegie, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 568.5 GWh | Nov 2005 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Mustang Station Unit 4 | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 853.8 GWh | Mar 2006 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Harry D Mattison Gas Plant | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Tontitown, AR | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 180.5 GWh | Jun 2007 | Nov 2023 | Natural Gas |
Wasson CO2 Removal Plant | Occidental Permian Ltd | Denver City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 137.2 GWh | Jan 1988 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
International Paper Valliant OK | International Paper - Valliant | Valliant, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 428.7 GWh | Sep 1971 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 49.1% Natural Gas : 33.7% Other Biomass Solids : 17.2% |
Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration Plant | Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co LLC | Mandan, ND | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 34.1 GWh | Sep 1954 | Aug 2024 | Other Gas : 69.6% Natural Gas : 30.4% |
River Valley | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Panama, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 541.9 GWh | Aug 1990 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 81.1% Natural Gas : 14.0% Tire-derived Fuels : 4.3% Bituminous Coal : 0.6% |
Borger Plant | Sid Richardson Carbon Ltd | Borger, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 45.6 GWh | Jan 1985 | Dec 2023 | Blast Furnace Gas : 77.0% Natural Gas : 23.0% |
American Crystal Sugar Moorhead | American Crystal Sugar Co | Moorhead, MN | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 39.8 GWh | Aug 1948 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
Archer Daniels Midland Lincoln | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Lincoln, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 9.0 GWh | Jun 1988 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal |
Wichita Plant | Occidental Chemical Corporation | Wichita, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 66.0 MWh | Jul 1982 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
Ashdown | Domtar Industries Inc | Ashdown, AR | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 561.1 GWh | Dec 1967 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 67.8% Natural Gas : 15.5% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 10.0% Bituminous Coal : 5.4% Tire-derived Fuels : 1.4% |
Frontier | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Oklahoma City, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 747.2 GWh | Aug 1989 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
International Paper Texarkana Mill | Graphic Packaging International - Texarkana | Queen City, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 378.2 GWh | Dec 1971 | Dec 2023 | Black Liquor : 49.9% Natural Gas : 28.0% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 22.1% |
Snider Industries | Snider Industries Inc | Marshall, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 11.5 GWh | Jul 1983 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
Johnson | City of Johnson - (KS) | Johnson, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 35.0 MWh | Feb 1950 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Broken Bow Dam | USCE-Tulsa District | Broken Bow, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 171.5 GWh | Dec 1969 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Welsh | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Pittsburg, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 4.0 TWh | Feb 1977 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.8% |
Watertown Power Plant | Missouri Basin Muni Power Agny | Watertown, SD | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 5.2 GWh | Dec 1977 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Antelope Valley | Basin Electric Power Coop | Beulah, ND | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 5.0 TWh | Jun 1984 | Aug 2024 | Lignite Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7% |
Georgia-Pacific Muskogee | Georgia-Pacific Muskogee LLC | Muskogee, OK | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 373.6 GWh | Feb 1978 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 90.5% Subbituminous Coal : 9.2% |
East 12th Street | City of Winfield - (KS) | Winfield, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.7 GWh | May 1970 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Gavins Point | USACE-Omaha | Crofton, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 715.3 GWh | Aug 1956 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Brandon Station | City of Lubbock - (TX) | Lubbock, TX | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 21.7 GWh | Jun 1990 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Kansas River Project | Bowersock Mills & Power Co | Lawrence, KS | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 19.0 GWh | Dec 1919 | Aug 2024 | Water |
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 |