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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Olive View Medical Center | Los Angeles County DHS | Sylmar, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 11.4 GWh | Jan 1987 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
City Light & Water | City of Blue Hill - (NE) | Blue Hill, NE | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 6.0 MWh | Dec 1986 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Big Creek Water Works | Big Creek Water Works Ltd | Hyampom, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 10.6 GWh | Dec 1986 | Jun 2024 | Water |
Union Falls | Union Falls Hydro Power LP | Au Sable Forks, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 9.8 GWh | Dec 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
East Portal Generator | Calleguas Mun Water District | Chatsworth, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 4.0 GWh | Dec 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Stillwater Reservoir Hydro | Stillwater Associates | Webb, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 5.8 GWh | Dec 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Little Falls Hydro | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Little Falls, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 49.6 GWh | Dec 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Difwind Farms Ltd VI | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Mojave, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 15.3 GWh | Dec 1986 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Montgomery Creek Hydro | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | Montgomery Creek, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 8.4 GWh | Dec 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
H. Gonzales | City of Vernon | Vernon, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 297.9 MWh | Dec 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Main Canal Headworks | Columbia Basin Hydropower | Coulee City, WA | Avista Corporation (AVA) | 118.7 GWh | Dec 1986 | Oct 2023 | Water |
Lacomb Irrigation District | Lacomb Irrigation Dist | Lebanon, OR | PacifiCorp West (PACW) | 4.2 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
TPC Windfarms LLC | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Mojave, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 38.7 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Helzel & Schwarzhoff 86 | Wind Stream Operations LLC | Tehachapi, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 2.7 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
PSEG Hope Creek Generating Station | PSEG Nuclear LLC | Hancocks Bridge, NJ | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 8.6 TWh | Nov 1986 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
Auglaize Hydro | City of Bryan - (OH) | Bryan, OH | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 6.8 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Snowbird Power Plant | Snowbird Corporation | Snowbird, UT | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 14.4 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Mink Creek Hydro | Mink Creek Hydro Entity | Preston, ID | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 10.5 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Savannah River Mill | Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Savannah | Rincon, GA | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 86.3 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Petroleum Coke : 62.7% Bituminous Coal : 21.7% Natural Gas : 15.6% |
LAC Courte Oreilles Hydroelect | Renewable World Energies LLC | Winter, WI | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.6 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Roaring Creek Water Power | Shasta Hydroelectric Inc | Montgomery Creek, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 7.3 GWh | Nov 1986 | Aug 2023 | Water |
Hatchet Creek Project | Mega Renewables | Montgomery Creek, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 21.2 GWh | Nov 1986 | Jul 2023 | Water |
Victory Mills | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | Victory Mills, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 4.0 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility | Sierra Pacific Industries | Quincy, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 171.5 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
Berry Cogen | Berry Petroleum Co | Taft, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 15.1 GWh | Nov 1986 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Penacook Upper Falls Hydro | Briar-Hydro Associates | Penacook, NH | ISO New England (ISNE) | 17.1 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Cascade Dam | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Grand Rapids, MI | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 3.8 GWh | Nov 1986 | Jul 2023 | Water |
Berry Cogen Tanne Hills 18 | Berry Petroleum Co | Maricopa, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 137.2 GWh | Nov 1986 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Pontook Hydro Facility | Pontook Operating LP | Dummer, NH | ISO New England (ISNE) | 57.8 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Ormesa I | Ormat Nevada Inc | Holtville, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 101.7 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Geothermal |
Central Hudson High Falls | Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp | High Falls, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 7.6 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Newcastle | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Auburn, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 17.3 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Quinhagak | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc | Quinhagak, AK | 2.4 GWh | Nov 1986 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil | |
Togiak | Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc | Togiak, AK | 3.2 GWh | Oct 1986 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil | |
Errol Hydroelectric Project | Errol Hydroelectric Co LLC | Errol, NH | ISO New England (ISNE) | 16.2 GWh | Oct 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Philadlephia | EONY Generation Limited | Village of Philadelph, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 9.7 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Puente Hills Energy Recovery | Los Angeles County Sanitation | Whittier, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 159.0 GWh | Sep 1986 | Aug 2024 | Landfill Gas |
Sierra Pacific Burney Facility | Sierra Pacific Industries | Burney, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 94.5 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2023 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
PPG Plant C Caustic | Westlake 2 US LLC | Lake Charles, LA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 6.0 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Pacific-Ultrapower Chinese Station | IHI Power Services Corp | Jamestown, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 136.3 GWh | Sep 1986 | Aug 2024 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 99.6% |
Coalinga 25D Cogen | Chevron USA Inc | Coalinga, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 67.0 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Rollinsford | Green Mountain Power Corp | Rollinsford, NH | ISO New England (ISNE) | 4.0 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Phelps Dodge Refining | Phelps Dodge Refining Corp | El Paso, TX | El Paso Electric Company (EPE) | 62.5 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Bountiful City | City of Bountiful | Bountiful, UT | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 21.4 GWh | Sep 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Whiskeytown | City of Redding - (CA) | Whiskeytown, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 23.5 GWh | Aug 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Bowman | Nevada Irrigation District | Nevada City, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 15.3 GWh | Aug 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
GeoBon II | Koosh, Inc. | Shoshone, ID | Idaho Power Company (IPCO) | 55.0 MWh | Aug 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Power Station 4 | South Houston Green Power LLC | Texas City, TX | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO) | 629.1 GWh | Aug 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Nikiski Combined Cycle | Homer Electric Assn Inc | Nikiski, AK | 416.8 GWh | Aug 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas | |
Simplot Phosphates | Simplot Phosphates LLC | Rock Springs, WY | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 95.8 GWh | Jul 1986 | Aug 2024 | Other Fuel : 91.3% Natural Gas : 8.7% |
Alliant SBD 8602 Marion Sub | Industrial Energy Applications Inc | Marion, IA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 14.7 MWh | Jul 1986 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Whitehead | City of Springville - (UT) | Springville, UT | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 9.5 GWh | Jul 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 98.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2% |
Tallassee Hydro Project | Tallassee Shoals LLC | Clarke, GA | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 5.1 GWh | Jul 1986 | Aug 2024 | Water |
NSB Atqasuk Utility | North Slope Borough Power & Light | Atqasuk, AK | 2.0 GWh | Jul 1986 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil | |
Paxton Creek Cogeneration | Energy Center Paxton LLC | Harrisburg, PA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 414.0 MWh | Jul 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 92.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.6% |
Covanta Marion Inc | Covanta Marion Inc | Brooks, OR | Portland General Electric Company (PGE) | 56.8 GWh | Jul 1986 | Aug 2024 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 55.0% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 45.0% |
Strontia Springs Hydro Plant | Denver City & County of | Littleton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 7.2 GWh | Jun 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Salmon Falls | Green Mountain Power Corp | South Berwick, ME | ISO New England (ISNE) | 4.9 GWh | Jun 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Alamo | California Dept. of Water Resources | Pearblossom, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 91.3 GWh | Jun 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Cymric 6Z Cogen | Chevron USA Inc | McKittrick, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 37.1 GWh | Jun 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Pittsfield Hydro | KEI (Maine) Power Management (II) LLC | Burnham, ME | ISO New England (ISNE) | 5.7 GWh | Jun 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
CNN Center | Turner Properties Inc | Atlanta, GA | Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans (SOCO) | 77.0 MWh | May 1986 | Jun 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
River Bend | Entergy Louisiana LLC | St. Francisville, LA | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 7.7 TWh | May 1986 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
Intermountain Power Project | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Delta, UT | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 4.1 TWh | May 1986 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 85.6% Subbituminous Coal : 14.0% |
Gianera | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | Santa Clara, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 9.9 GWh | May 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Sheep Creek Hydro | Sheep Creek Hydro Inc | Northport, WA | Avista Corporation (AVA) | 5.6 GWh | May 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Box Canyon Dam | Siskiyou Power Authority | Mount Shasta, CA | PacifiCorp West (PACW) | 17.3 GWh | May 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Tannery Island Power | Elevate Power Management LLC | Carthage, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 5.4 GWh | May 1986 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Toledo Ref Power Recovery Train | Toledo Refining Company | Oregon, OH | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 1.8 GWh | May 1986 | Aug 2024 | Petroleum Coke |
Bear Valley | City of Escondido - (CA) | Escondido, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 2.7 GWh | May 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Chillicothe | Chillicothe Municipal Utils | Chillicothe, MO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 9.0 GWh | May 1986 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 69.9% Natural Gas : 30.1% |
Alameda | Northern California Power Agny | Alameda, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 3.9 GWh | Apr 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Bonanza | Deseret Generation & Tran Coop | Vernal, UT | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 3.3 TWh | Apr 1986 | Aug 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.4% Solar : 0.5% |
Sand Bar Power Plant | Tri-Dam Power Authority | Stanislaus Ntl. Fores, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 124.3 GWh | Apr 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Chester Operations | Kimberly-Clark Corp | Chester, PA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 169.3 GWh | Apr 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
ExxonMobil Oil Joliet Refinery | ExxonMobil Oil Corp | Channahon, IL | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 190.9 GWh | Apr 1986 | Aug 2024 | Other Gas |
Lilliwaup Falls Generating | William G. Reed Jr | Lilliwaup, WA | Bonneville Power Administration (BPAT) | 6.0 GWh | Apr 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Stony Gorge | City of Santa Clara - (CA) | Elk Creek, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 13.5 GWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Roseville Power Plant #2 | City of Roseville - (CA) | Rocklin, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 4.0 GWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Birch Creek Power | Birch Power Co | Terreton, ID | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 9.2 GWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Whitewater Hydro Plant | Desert Water Agency | California, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 3.0 GWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Barker Lower | KEI (Maine) Power Management (III) LLC | Auburn, ME | ISO New England (ISNE) | 8.1 GWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Walden | Hydroland Omega LLC | Walden, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 840.0 MWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
US Gypsum Oakfield | U S Gypsum Co | Oakfield, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 15.8 GWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
El Dorado Hydro Elk Creek | Hydroland Omega LLC | New Meadows, ID | Idaho Power Company (IPCO) | 3.6 GWh | Mar 1986 | Jul 2023 | Water |
Rock Creek LP | Hydroland Omega LLC | Placerville, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 1.0 GWh | Mar 1986 | Apr 2023 | Water |
Mechanic Falls | KEI (Maine) Power Management (IV) LLC | Mechanic Falls, ME | ISO New England (ISNE) | 3.0 GWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Goodwin Hydroelectric | Metropolitan Dist of Hartford | W. Hartland, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 12.9 GWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Toadtown | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Magalia, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 2.5 GWh | Mar 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
McClellan (CA) | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Sacramento, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 2.5 GWh | Feb 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Hydro II | City of Logan - (UT) | Logan, UT | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 17.9 GWh | Feb 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
San Dimas Wash Generating Station | San Gabriel Valley Mun Wtr Dt | San Dimas, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 2.9 GWh | Feb 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Middle Fork Irrigation District | Middle Fork Irrigation Dist | Parkdale, OR | Bonneville Power Administration (BPAT) | 20.2 GWh | Feb 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Oxnard Paper Mill | New-Indy, Oxnard LLC | Oxnard, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 193.1 GWh | Feb 1986 | Aug 2024 | Natural Gas |
Limerick | Constellation Nuclear | Sanatoga, PA | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 19.3 TWh | Jan 1986 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
Lodi | Northern California Power Agny | Lodi, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 546.0 MWh | Jan 1986 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Simplot Leasing Don Plant | Simplot Leasing Corp | Pocatello, ID | Idaho Power Company (IPCO) | 68.6 GWh | Jan 1986 | Aug 2024 | Waste Heat |
Oswego County Energy Recovery | Oswego County | Fulton, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 7.3 GWh | Jan 1986 | Dec 2023 | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 55.0% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 45.0% |
Palo Verde | Arizona Public Service Co | Wintersburg, AZ | Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) | 32.4 TWh | Dec 1985 | Aug 2024 | Nuclear |
Talcville | Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP | Edwards, NY | New York Independent System Operator (NYIS) | 643.0 MWh | Dec 1985 | Dec 2023 | 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 |