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Largest power plants in the US

The 100 largest power plants in the US by nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026, with 2025 net generation from EIA-923.

Plants

100

Nameplate capacity

242,483 MW

Net generation, 2025

1,181 TWh

Largest

Grand Coulee

6,809 MW

Top 100 by nameplate capacity

#PlantMW2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025Capacity factorOperator
1Grand CouleeGrant County, WA · Hydro6,80916,151–U S Bureau of Reclamation
2VogtleBurke County, GA · Nuclear4,65837,14491.0%Georgia Power Co
3West County Energy CenterPalm Beach County, FL · Natural gas4,26318,66050.0%Florida Power & Light Co
4Palo VerdeMaricopa County, AZ · Nuclear4,21031,32284.9%Arizona Public Service Co
5W A ParishFort Bend County, TX · Coal and natural gas4,00815,57944.4%NRG Texas Power LLC
6Browns FerryLimestone County, AL · Nuclear3,85429,66587.9%Tennessee Valley Authority
7BowenBartow County, GA · Coal3,49912,25940.0%Georgia Power Co
8Crystal RiverCitrus County, FL · Natural gas and coal3,44915,30750.7%Duke Energy Florida, LLC
9BarryMobile County, AL · Natural gas and coal3,34312,486*46.4%Alabama Power Co
10GibsonGibson County, IN · Coal3,34010,64436.4%Duke Energy Indiana, LLC
11Monroe (MI)Monroe County, MI · Coal3,29316,37556.8%DTE Electric Company
12Turkey PointMiami Dade County, FL · Nuclear and natural gas2,97820,556–Florida Power & Light Co
13ManateeManatee County, FL · Natural gas2,9517,12827.6%Florida Power & Light Co
14John E AmosPutnam County, WV · Coal2,9339,06935.3%Appalachian Power Co
15Peach BottomYork County, PA · Nuclear2,87621,94487.1%Constellation Nuclear
16Bath CountyBath County, VA · Pumped storage2,862−1,083–Virginia Electric & Power Co
17Jack McDonoughCobb County, GA · Natural gas2,84817,46270.0%Georgia Power Co
18James H Miller JrJefferson County, AL · Coal2,82219,01876.9%Alabama Power Co
19South Texas ProjectMatagorda County, TX · Nuclear2,70921,78291.8%STP Nuclear Operating Co
20Fort MyersLee County, FL · Natural gas2,6818,97138.2%Florida Power & Light Co
21SchererMonroe County, GA · Coal2,6737,68332.8%Georgia Power Co
22OconeeOconee County, SC · Nuclear2,66722,420–Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
23Cumberland (TN)Stewart County, TN · Coal2,6009,09639.9%Tennessee Valley Authority
24RockportSpencer County, IN · Coal2,6009,63542.3%Indiana Michigan Power Co
25Gavin Power, LLCGallia County, OH · Coal2,60012,88356.6%Gavin Power, LLC
26Trimble CountyTrimble County, KY · Coal and natural gas2,5948,93239.3%Louisville Gas & Electric Co
27SunZia Wind SouthLincoln County, NM · Wind2,561108*–Pattern Operators LP
28RoxboroPerson County, NC · Coal2,5586,96931.1%Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
29Watts Bar Nuclear PlantRhea County, TN · Nuclear2,54016,27373.1%Tennessee Valley Authority
30TalenEnergy SusquehannaLuzerne County, PA · Nuclear2,53218,56783.7%TalenEnergy Susquehanna LLC
31Belews CreekStokes County, NC · Natural gas2,4917,72835.4%Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
32CrossBerkeley County, SC · Coal2,4528,77440.9%South Carolina Public Service Authority
33Braidwood Generation StationWill County, IL · Nuclear2,45020,16594.0%Constellation Nuclear
34Byron Generating StationOgle County, IL · Nuclear2,45019,91492.8%Constellation Nuclear
35MartinMartin County, FL · Natural gas2,4487,99537.3%Florida Power & Light Co
36SequoyahHamilton County, TN · Nuclear2,44113,06061.1%Tennessee Valley Authority
37McGuireMecklenburg County, NC · Nuclear2,44119,50591.2%Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
38Nine Mile PointJefferson Parish, LA · Natural gas2,4407,745*39.5%Entergy Louisiana LLC
39Comanche PeakSomervell County, TX · Nuclear2,43020,05994.2%Luminant Generation Company LLC
40Robert Moses NiagaraNiagara County, NY · Hydro2,42914,31867.3%New York Power Authority
41Union Power StationUnion County, AR · Natural gas2,42810,09647.5%Entergy Arkansas LLC
42CatawbaYork County, SC · Nuclear2,41019,41492.0%Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
43LabadieFranklin County, MO · Coal2,38916,72979.9%Union Electric Co - (MO)
44Martin LakeRusk County, TX · Coal2,3808,53440.9%Luminant Generation Company LLC
45SanfordVolusia County, FL · Natural gas2,3787,46635.8%Florida Power & Light Co
46PSEG Salem Generating StationSalem County, NJ · Nuclear2,34018,71389.7%PSEG Nuclear LLC
47LaSalle Generating StationLaSalle County, IL · Nuclear2,34018,87492.1%Constellation Nuclear
48Jim BridgerSweetwater County, WY · Natural gas and coal2,3267,59737.3%PacifiCorp
49Diablo CanyonSan Luis Obispo County, CA · Nuclear2,32317,55886.3%Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
50H L Culbreath Bayside Power StationHillsborough County, FL · Natural gas2,2945,76528.7%Tampa Electric Co
51Donald C CookBerrien County, MI · Nuclear2,28517,58687.8%Indiana Michigan Power Co
52LimerickMontgomery County, PA · Nuclear2,27719,45497.5%Constellation Nuclear
53Hines Energy ComplexPolk County, FL · Natural gas2,26611,75459.2%Duke Energy Florida, LLC
54MillstoneNew London County, CT · Nuclear2,26016,70984.4%Dominion Energy Nuclear Conn Inc
55Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy ComplexRichmond County, NC · Natural gas2,2459,85350.1%Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
56Victor J Daniel JrJackson County, MS · Natural gas and coal2,22910,06651.6%Mississippi Power Co
57GhentCarroll County, KY · Coal2,22610,77155.2%Kentucky Utilities Co
58St LucieSt Lucie County, FL · Nuclear2,16016,45887.0%Florida Power & Light Co
59Jeffrey Energy CenterPottawatomie County, KS · Coal2,1608,37644.3%Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
60Lincoln CombustionLincoln County, NC · Natural gas2,156958–Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
61Marshall (NC)Catawba County, NC · Natural gas and coal2,1196,94437.4%Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
62Gulf Clean Energy CenterEscambia County, FL · Natural gas2,1072,03611.0%Florida Power & Light Co
63RavenswoodQueens County, NY · Natural gas2,0962,84415.5%Ravenswood Operations LLC
64Guernsey Power StationGuernsey County, OH · Natural gas2,05511,30962.8%Guernsey Power Station LLC
65FirstEnergy Harrison Power StationHarrison County, WV · Coal2,05210,755–Monongahela Power Co
66E C GastonShelby County, AL · Natural gas and coal2,0343,80921.4%Alabama Power Co
67Dresden Generating StationGrundy County, IL · Nuclear2,01915,20586.0%Constellation Nuclear
68Quad Cities Generating StationRock Island County, IL · Nuclear2,01915,17485.8%Constellation Nuclear
69Brunswick NuclearBrunswick County, NC · Nuclear2,00315,71189.5%Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
70H Allen Franklin Combined CycleLee County, AL · Natural gas1,99612,06169.0%Southern Power Co
71LudingtonMason County, MI · Pumped storage1,979−638–Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
72North AnnaLouisa County, VA · Nuclear1,96014,99687.3%Virginia Electric & Power Co
73ConemaughIndiana County, PA · Coal1,9513,91022.7%KeyCon Operating LLC
74Gallatin (TN)Sumner County, TN · Coal and natural gas1,9184,324*30.6%Tennessee Valley Authority
75Nine Mile Point Nuclear StationOswego County, NY · Nuclear1,90115,96495.9%Constellation Nuclear
76Seminole (FL)Putnam County, FL · Natural gas and coal1,89810,20661.4%Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc
77Forney Energy CenterKaufman County, TX · Natural gas1,8949,98060.1%LaFrontera Holdings LLC
78CardinalJefferson County, OH · Coal1,88010,81665.7%Cardinal Operating Company
79KeystoneArmstrong County, PA · Coal1,872−17.8*–KeyCon Operating LLC
80Laramie River StationPlatte County, WY · Coal1,8639,07255.6%Basin Electric Power Coop
81ParadiseMuhlenberg County, KY · Natural gas1,8548,19150.4%Tennessee Valley Authority
82Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power PlantCalvert County, MD · Nuclear1,85014,79591.3%Constellation Nuclear
83LimestoneLimestone County, TX · Coal1,8507,52346.4%NRG Texas Power LLC
84Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant HybridMonterey County, CA · Natural gas and battery storage1,8482,068–Dynegy -Moss Landing LLC
85Edwin I HatchAppling County, GA · Nuclear1,84814,08087.0%Georgia Power Co
86Beaver ValleyBeaver County, PA · Nuclear1,84715,08493.2%Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC
87Arkansas Nuclear OnePope County, AR · Nuclear1,84515,19394.0%Entergy Arkansas LLC
88Chalk Point PowerPrince Georges County, MD · Natural gas1,8251,70310.7%Chalk Point Power, LLC
89SabineOrange County, TX · Natural gas1,8123,481*26.2%Entergy Texas Inc.
90Oswego Harbor PowerOswego County, NY · Oil1,80434.3*0.3%Oswego Harbor Power
91White BluffJefferson County, AR · Coal1,8003,87124.6%Entergy Arkansas LLC
92Independence Steam Electric StationIndependence County, AR · Coal1,8006,53641.4%Entergy Arkansas LLC
93Big BendHillsborough County, FL · Natural gas1,7977,473–Tampa Electric Co
94Oak Grove (TX)Robertson County, TX · Coal1,79511,05270.3%Luminant Generation Company LLC
95PowertonTazewell County, IL · Coal1,7863,360*23.5%Midwest Generations EME LLC
96SpringervilleApache County, AZ · Coal1,7795,54935.6%Tucson Electric Power Co
97Joseph M FarleyHouston County, AL · Nuclear1,77613,00883.6%Alabama Power Co
98Greensville County Power StationGreensville County, VA · Natural gas1,77311,33873.0%Virginia Electric & Power Co
99Prairie State Generating StationSt Clair County, IL · Coal1,76612,19378.8%Prairie State Generating Co LLC
100TalenEnergy MontourMontour County, PA · Natural gas1,7584,717–TalenEnergy Montour LLC

* Fewer than 12 months of 2025 reported, so the total is partial.

MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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