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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Henrietta Peaker | MRP San Joaquin Energy LLC. | Lemoore, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 4.7 GWh | May 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Curtis H Stanton Energy Center | Stanton Clean Energy LLC | Orlando, FL | Duke Energy Florida, Inc. (FPC) | 3.3 TWh | Sep 2003 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
MNDOT Standby Generation | State of Minnesota Department of Administration | St. Paul, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 30.0 MWh | Jun 1995 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Rocky Mountain Energy Center | Public Service Co of Colorado | Keenesburg, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.7 TWh | Apr 2004 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Silverhawk | Nevada Power Co | North Las Vegas, NV | Nevada Power Company (NEVP) | 2.8 TWh | Apr 2004 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 1 | Valero Refining Co California | Benicia, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 155.2 GWh | Sep 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 76.7% Other Gas : 23.3% |
Prairie State Generating Station | Prairie State Generating Co LLC | Marissa, IL | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 12.5 TWh | May 2012 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.8% |
Basin Creek Plant | Basin Creek Power Services LLC | Butte, MT | NorthWestern Corporation (NWMT) | 179.3 GWh | May 2006 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Jasper | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc | Hardeeville, SC | Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (SCEG) | 4.9 TWh | Apr 2004 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Tracy Combined Cycle Power Plant | MRP San Joaquin Energy LLC. | Tracy, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 929.6 GWh | Mar 2003 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Warren County | Virginia Electric & Power Co | Front Royal, VA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 9.2 TWh | Nov 2014 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Elk Hills Cogen | California Resources Elk Hills LLC | Tupman, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 80.7 GWh | Oct 1994 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Wansley Combined Cycle | Southern Power Co | Franklin, GA | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 8.3 TWh | May 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Cosumnes | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Herald, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 3.8 TWh | Jan 2006 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.8% Other Biomass Gas : 1.2% |
Hunterstown Power Plant | Kestrel Acquisition, LLC | Gettysburg, PA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 4.2 TWh | Jun 2003 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Bluffview | City of Farmington - (NM) | Farmington, NM | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 276.8 GWh | Apr 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Palomar Energy | San Diego Gas & Electric Co | Escondido, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 1.2 TWh | Sep 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Mountaineer Wind Energy Center | Sequitur Renewables, LLC | Thomas, WV | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 51.2 GWh | Nov 2002 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Ashtabula | DTE Ashtabula, LLC | Ashtabula, OH | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 162.8 GWh | Jan 2001 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Orchard Park | Borough of Chambersburg | Chambersburg, PA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 24.9 GWh | Nov 2003 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.4% |
Waymart Wind | Sequitur Renewables, LLC | Forest City, PA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 95.2 GWh | Sep 2003 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Hancock County Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Hancock County Wind, LLC | Garner, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 261.0 GWh | Nov 2002 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Grimes Way | Washington State University | Pullman, WA | Avista Corporation (AVA) | 101.0 MWh | Dec 2004 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 52.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 47.4% |
Donald Von Raesfeld Power Plant | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | Santa Clara, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 869.8 GWh | Feb 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Fox Energy Center | Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Wrightstown, WI | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 4.5 TWh | May 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
WWTP Power Generation Station | East Bay Municipal Util Dist | Oakland, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 26.9 GWh | Jul 1985 | Aug 2024 | Other Biomass Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
Malburg | City of Vernon | Vernon, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 320.2 GWh | Sep 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Magnolia Power Project | City of Burbank Water and Power | Burbank, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 1.5 TWh | Aug 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
CPV Towantic Energy Center | CPV Towantic, LLC | Oxford, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 5.5 TWh | Apr 2018 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
THUMS | THUMS Long Beach Company | Long Beach, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 342.8 GWh | Dec 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Meyersdale Windpower, LLC | Sequitur Renewables, LLC | Meyersdale, PA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 30.9 GWh | Nov 2003 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Elm Road Generating Station | Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Oak Creek, WI | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.0 TWh | Jan 2010 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 72.0% Bituminous Coal : 17.0% Natural Gas : 11.0% |
Diesel Generators | Madison Gas & Electric Co | Madison, WI | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 551.0 MWh | May 2001 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Walnut Energy Center | Turlock Irrigation District | Turlock, CA | Turlock Irrigation District (TIDC) | 1.5 TWh | Jan 2006 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
SJ/SC WPCP | San Jose/Santa Clara Water P C | San Jose, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 81.5 GWh | Jan 1953 | Aug 2024 | Other Biomass Gas : 50.4% Natural Gas : 49.5% |
South Dakota Wind Energy Cente | FPL Energy South Dakota Wind LLC | Highmore, SD | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 78.5 GWh | Sep 2003 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
New Mexico Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy New Mexico Wind LLC | House, NM | Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) | 531.8 GWh | Aug 2003 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Currant Creek | PacifiCorp | Mona, UT | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 2.8 TWh | May 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Middlesex County Utilities Authority | Middlesex County Utilities Authority | Sayreville, NJ | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 92.9 GWh | Dec 1960 | Aug 2024 | Landfill Gas |
McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility | Georgia Power Co | Rincon, GA | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 8.2 TWh | May 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Freeport Energy Center | Dow Chemical Co | Freeport, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 1.0 TWh | Apr 2007 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Kennecott Power Plant | Kennecott Utah Copper | Magna, UT | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 122.8 GWh | Dec 1942 | Aug 2024 | Waste Heat : 69.8% Natural Gas : 30.2% |
Nebo Power Station | Utah Associated Mun Power Sys | Payson, UT | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 823.4 GWh | May 2004 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Central Michigan University | Central Michigan University | Mt. Pleasant, MI | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 24.9 GWh | Nov 1987 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Georgia-Pacific Wauna Mill | Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC-Wauna | Clatskanie, OR | Bonneville Power Administration (BPAT) | 181.3 GWh | Jan 1996 | Aug 2024 | Black Liquor : 53.9% Natural Gas : 35.1% Other Biomass Solids : 11.0% |
Zeltmann | New York Power Authority | Astoria, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 3.7 TWh | Nov 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
TS Power Plant | Nevada Gold Energy, LLC | Battle Mountain, NV | Nevada Power Company (NEVP) | 1.3 TWh | May 2008 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 89.6% Solar : 10.3% |
Port Westward | Portland General Electric Co | Clatskanie, OR | Portland General Electric Company (PGE) | 2.7 TWh | May 2007 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Cogeneration 1 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | Tucson Electric Power (TEPC) | 55.5 GWh | Oct 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Miramar Energy Facility | San Diego Gas & Electric Co | San Diego, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 12.9 GWh | May 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Caithness Long Island Energy Center | Caithness Long Island, LLC | Yaphank, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 1.8 TWh | Jul 2009 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Lake Side Power Plant | PacifiCorp | Vineyard, UT | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 6.1 TWh | Aug 2007 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Malaga Power LLC | CalPeak Power, LLC | Fresno, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 10.5 GWh | Aug 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Cannon Falls Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Cannon Falls, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 681.9 GWh | Mar 2008 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Kindred School | Kindred Public School | Kindred, ND | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 46.0 MWh | Sep 2001 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
West Group Data Center F | Thomson Corp | Eagan, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 61.0 MWh | May 2004 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Hopkins Ridge Wind | Puget Sound Energy Inc | Dayton, WA | Bonneville Power Administration (BPAT) | 365.5 GWh | Oct 2005 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Kapaia Power Station | Kauai Island Utility Cooperative | Lihue, HI | 177.5 GWh | Aug 2002 | Aug 2024 | Waste/Other Oil : 73.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 26.8% | |
Empire Generating Co LLC | Empire Generating Co LLC | Rensselaer, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 3.3 TWh | Aug 2010 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Valley Queen Cheese | Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. | Milbank, SD | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 26.0 MWh | Mar 2002 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Salem Water Plant | City of Salem - (VA) | Salem, VA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 93.0 MWh | Jul 2003 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Salem Street Dept | City of Salem - (VA) | Salem, VA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 105.0 MWh | Jun 2005 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Maple Ridge Wind Farm | Flat Rock Windpower, LLC | Lowville, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 599.2 GWh | Nov 2005 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center | FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLC | Wingate, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.5 TWh | Nov 2005 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Bayway Refinery | Phillips 66 | Linden, NJ | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 70.1 GWh | Nov 1967 | Aug 2024 | Waste Heat |
Roseville Energy Park | City of Roseville - (CA) | Roseville, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 425.3 GWh | Oct 2007 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Wind Park Bear Creek | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Bear Creek, PA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 53.5 GWh | Feb 2006 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Atlantic City, NJ | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 18.8 GWh | Feb 2006 | Aug 2024 | 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 |
Trigen St. Louis | Ashley Energy LLC | St Louis, MO | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 80.0 GWh | May 1999 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Shute Creek Facility | Exxon Mobil Production Co | Kemmerer, WY | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 903.5 GWh | Apr 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 59.7% Other Gas : 40.3% |
Wild Horse | Puget Sound Energy Inc | Ellensburg, WA | Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (PSEI) | 592.7 GWh | Nov 2006 | Aug 2024 | Wind : 99.9% |
Campbell Industrial Park | Hawaiian Electric Co Inc | Kapolei, HI | 123.4 GWh | Jun 2009 | Aug 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil | |
Aragonne Wind LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Santa Rosa, NM | Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) | 750.3 GWh | Nov 2006 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Roscoe, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 609.9 GWh | Apr 2007 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
High Trail Wind Farm LLC | High Trail Wind Farm LLC | Ellsworth, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 537.3 GWh | Feb 2007 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Colorado Bend Energy Center | CER Colorado Bend Energy Partners LP | Wharton, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 2.6 TWh | Apr 2002 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Big Horn Wind Project | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Bickelton, WA | Avangrid Renewables, LLC (AVRN) | 477.7 GWh | Sep 2006 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Cedar Creek Wind | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Grover, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 669.3 GWh | Oct 2007 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Judith Gap Wind Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Harlowton, MT | NorthWestern Corporation (NWMT) | 418.4 GWh | Nov 2005 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Pakini Nui Wind Farm | Apollo Energy Corp | Naalehu, HI | 102.5 GWh | Mar 2007 | Aug 2024 | Wind | |
Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project | Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Fond du Lac, WI | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 319.3 GWh | Apr 2008 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Mesquite Wind Power LLC | Mesquite Wind LLC | Abilene, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 414.7 GWh | Oct 2007 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Lempster Wind LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Lempster, NH | ISO New England (ISNE) | 60.7 GWh | Nov 2008 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Treasure Coast Energy Center | Fort Pierce Utilities Authority | Ft. Pierce, FL | Florida Municipal Power Pool (FMPP) | 1.8 TWh | Apr 2008 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Nevada Solar One | Acciona Solar Power | Boulder City, NV | Nevada Power Company (NEVP) | 94.1 GWh | May 2007 | Aug 2024 | Solar : 97.9% Natural Gas : 2.1% |
West County Energy Center | Florida Power & Light Co | Loxahatchee, FL | Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) | 21.1 TWh | Jul 2009 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Spindle Hill Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Fort Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 410.6 GWh | Apr 2007 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8% |
Kaheawa Pastures Wind Farm Hybrid | Evergreen Wind, LLC | Maalaea, HI | 88.9 GWh | Dec 2005 | Aug 2024 | Wind | |
Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Portage, PA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 167.6 GWh | May 2007 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Plum Point Energy Station | NRG Energy Services - Plum Point | Osceola, AR | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.0 TWh | Aug 2010 | Aug 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
Hobbs Generating Station | Lea Power Partners LLC | Hobbs, NM | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.5 TWh | Aug 2008 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Russell City Energy Center | Russell City Energy Company LLC | Hayward, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 1.6 TWh | Jul 2013 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Klondike Windpower III | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Wasco, OR | Avangrid Renewables, LLC (AVRN) | 681.0 GWh | Oct 2007 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Gateway Generating Station | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Antioch, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 2.9 TWh | Dec 2008 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Post Oak Wind LLC | Mesquite Wind LLC | Abilene, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 433.4 GWh | Feb 2008 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm | AES Distributed Energy | Merkel, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 427.9 GWh | Jun 2007 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Biglow Canyon Wind Farm | Portland General Electric Co | Wasco, OR | Portland General Electric Company (PGE) | 926.4 GWh | Nov 2007 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
NedPower Mount Storm | Clearway Energy Operating LLC | Mount Storm, WV | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 530.2 GWh | Feb 2008 | Aug 2024 | Wind |
Western 102 Power Plant | Nevada Gold Mines | McCarran, NV | Nevada Power Company (NEVP) | 491.8 GWh | Nov 2005 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
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 |