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US Power Plants

Every operable plant in the country · EIA inventory, May 2026.

Total capacity

1,399.3 GW

Plants

14,474

Largest plant

6,809 MW

Grand Coulee, Washington

Capacity by fuel

41%

14%

12%

US generating capacity by fuel
Fuel	Capacity	Share	Plants
Natural gas	568,227 MW	40.6%	2,000
Coal	194,633 MW	13.9%	199
Solar	173,398 MW	12.4%	7,255
Wind	165,580 MW	11.8%	1,366
Nuclear	105,054 MW	7.5%	56
Hydro	102,183 MW	7.3%	1,426
Other	50,552 MW	3.6%	1,539
Battery storage	39,634 MW	2.8%	633

Nameplate capacity, not generation. Solar has by far the most plants of any fuel but produces less per megawatt installed than nuclear or gas, so its share here is larger than its share of the electricity actually generated — compare with the generation mix →

The 50 largest power plants in the US

The fifty largest US power plants by nameplate capacity
#	Plant	State	Fuel	Capacity	Online
1	Grand CouleeGrant County	Washington	Hydro	6,809 MW	1941
2	VogtleBurke County	Georgia	Nuclear	4,658 MW	1987
3	West County Energy CenterPalm Beach County	Florida	Natural gas	4,263 MW	2009
4	Palo VerdeMaricopa County	Arizona	Nuclear	4,210 MW	1986
5	W A ParishFort Bend County	Texas	Coal	4,008 MW	1958
6	Browns FerryLimestone County	Alabama	Nuclear	3,854 MW	1974
7	BowenBartow County	Georgia	Coal	3,499 MW	1971
8	Crystal RiverCitrus County	Florida	Coal	3,449 MW	1982
9	BarryMobile County	Alabama	Coal	3,344 MW	1954
10	GibsonGibson County	Indiana	Coal	3,340 MW	1975
11	Monroe (MI)Monroe County	Michigan	Coal	3,293 MW	1969
12	Turkey PointMiami Dade County	Florida	Nuclear	2,978 MW	1972
13	ManateeManatee County	Florida	Natural gas	2,951 MW	1976
14	John E AmosPutnam County	West Virginia	Coal	2,933 MW	1971
15	Peach BottomYork County	Pennsylvania	Nuclear	2,876 MW	1974
16	Bath CountyBath County	Virginia	Hydro	2,862 MW	1985
17	Jack McDonoughCobb County	Georgia	Natural gas	2,848 MW	1971
18	James H Miller JrJefferson County	Alabama	Coal	2,822 MW	1978
19	South Texas ProjectMatagorda County	Texas	Nuclear	2,709 MW	1988
20	Fort MyersLee County	Florida	Natural gas	2,681 MW	1958
21	SchererMonroe County	Georgia	Coal	2,673 MW	1982
22	OconeeOconee County	South Carolina	Nuclear	2,667 MW	1973
23	Cumberland (TN)Stewart County	Tennessee	Coal	2,600 MW	1973
24	Gavin Power, LLCGallia County	Ohio	Coal	2,600 MW	1974
25	RockportSpencer County	Indiana	Coal	2,600 MW	1984
26	Trimble CountyTrimble County	Kentucky	Coal	2,594 MW	1990
27	SunZia Wind SouthLincoln County	New Mexico	Wind	2,561 MW	2026
28	RoxboroPerson County	North Carolina	Coal	2,558 MW	1966
29	Watts Bar Nuclear PlantRhea County	Tennessee	Nuclear	2,540 MW	1996
30	TalenEnergy SusquehannaLuzerne County	Pennsylvania	Nuclear	2,532 MW	1983
31	Belews CreekStokes County	North Carolina	Natural gas	2,491 MW	1974
32	Chief JosephDouglas County	Washington	Hydro	2,456 MW	1955
33	CrossBerkeley County	South Carolina	Coal	2,452 MW	1984
34	Braidwood Generation StationWill County	Illinois	Nuclear	2,450 MW	1988
35	Byron Generating StationOgle County	Illinois	Nuclear	2,450 MW	1985
36	MartinMartin County	Florida	Natural gas	2,449 MW	1994
37	SequoyahHamilton County	Tennessee	Nuclear	2,441 MW	1981
38	McGuireMecklenburg County	North Carolina	Nuclear	2,441 MW	1981
39	Nine Mile PointJefferson County	Louisiana	Natural gas	2,440 MW	1971
40	Comanche PeakSomervell County	Texas	Nuclear	2,430 MW	1990
41	Robert Moses NiagaraNiagara County	New York	Hydro	2,429 MW	1961
42	Union Power StationUnion County	Arkansas	Natural gas	2,428 MW	2003
43	CatawbaYork County	South Carolina	Nuclear	2,410 MW	1985
44	LabadieFranklin County	Missouri	Coal	2,389 MW	1970
45	PSEG Salem Generating StationSalem County	New Jersey	Nuclear	2,382 MW	1971
46	Martin LakeRusk County	Texas	Coal	2,380 MW	1977
47	SanfordVolusia County	Florida	Natural gas	2,378 MW	1969
48	LaSalle Generating StationLaSalle County	Illinois	Nuclear	2,340 MW	1984
49	Jim BridgerSweetwater County	Wyoming	Natural gas	2,326 MW	1974
50	Diablo CanyonSan Luis Obispo County	California	Nuclear	2,323 MW	1985

Browse by state

States ranked by total generating capacity
#	State	Capacity	Plants
1	Texas	201.3 GW	1,071
2	California	107.9 GW	1,897
3	Florida	81.1 GW	346
4	Pennsylvania	53.1 GW	273
5	Illinois	52.7 GW	580
6	New York	44.7 GW	1,152
7	Georgia	43.1 GW	264
8	Arizona	42.7 GW	200
9	North Carolina	40.1 GW	930
10	Oklahoma	36.4 GW	147
11	Ohio	35.8 GW	219
12	Michigan	35.7 GW	289
13	Indiana	34.4 GW	224
14	Alabama	33.1 GW	80
15	Washington	31.7 GW	139
16	Virginia	31.6 GW	261
17	Louisiana	29.3 GW	98
18	South Carolina	27.2 GW	214
19	Iowa	24.9 GW	305
20	Tennessee	23.7 GW	106
21	Missouri	23.4 GW	139
22	Colorado	22.9 GW	326
23	Kentucky	22.3 GW	63
24	Kansas	21.1 GW	192
25	Minnesota	19.9 GW	804
26	Wisconsin	19.7 GW	278
27	Oregon	19.2 GW	301
28	Arkansas	19.1 GW	122
29	Nevada	19 GW	117
30	New Jersey	18.2 GW	425
31	Mississippi	18.1 GW	64
32	New Mexico	17.9 GW	169
33	West Virginia	16.1 GW	42
34	Massachusetts	14 GW	686
35	Maryland	13.3 GW	234
36	Wyoming	12.7 GW	71
37	Nebraska	12.1 GW	138
38	Utah	11.5 GW	131
39	North Dakota	11.2 GW	63
40	Connecticut	11 GW	184
41	South Dakota	7.7 GW	54
42	Montana	7.7 GW	73
43	Idaho	6.6 GW	155
44	Maine	6.2 GW	274
45	New Hampshire	4.6 GW	61
46	Hawaii	3.7 GW	76
47	Alaska	3.1 GW	150
48	Delaware	3 GW	39
49	Rhode Island	2.6 GW	110
50	Vermont	0.9 GW	117
51	District of Columbia	0.1 GW	21

Frequently asked questions

›How many power plants are there in the United States?

14,474 operable power plants, with a combined nameplate capacity of 1,399.3 GW, according to EIA's inventory of operable generators for May 2026. That counts every plant EIA tracks, from multi-gigawatt nuclear stations to sub-megawatt backup generators.

›What is the largest power plant in the United States?

Grand Coulee in Washington, a hydro plant with 6,809 MW of nameplate capacity, in service since March 1941. Vogtle in Georgia is second at 4,658 MW.

›Which fuel accounts for the most US generating capacity?

Natural gas, at 568.2 GW across 2,000 plants — 40.6% of all US capacity. Coal follows at 13.9%, Solar follows at 12.4%, Wind follows at 11.8%. This is capacity rather than generation: solar has far more capacity per unit of output than nuclear does, so the two rankings differ.

›Which state has the most generating capacity?

Texas, with 201.3 GW across 1,071 plants. California is second at 107.9 GW, and Florida third at 81.1 GW.