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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McPhee | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Cortez, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.4 GWh | Nov 1992 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Neil Simpson II | Black Hills Power, Inc. | Gillette, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 685.7 GWh | Aug 1995 | Dec 2023 | Subbituminous Coal : 89.1% Natural Gas : 10.9% |
Burlington (CO) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Burlington, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 6.1 GWh | May 1977 | Mar 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Tesla | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 56.4 GWh | Mar 1997 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Abiquiu Dam | Los Alamos County | Abiquiu, NM | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 47.8 GWh | Mar 1989 | Nov 2023 | Water |
Fort Peck | USACE-Omaha | Fort Peck, MT | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 701.2 GWh | Jun 1943 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Alcova | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Alcova, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 68.1 GWh | Jun 1955 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Flaming Gorge | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Dutch John, UT | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 413.6 GWh | Oct 1963 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Deer Creek (UT) | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Heber, UT | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 23.4 GWh | Jan 1958 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Buffalo Bill | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Cody, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 73.2 GWh | Aug 1992 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Canyon Ferry | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Helena, MT | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 276.5 GWh | Nov 1953 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Medicine Bow | SRIV Partnership LLC | Medicine Bow, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 10.9 GWh | Mar 1998 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Boysen | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Thermopolis, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 81.3 GWh | Jul 1952 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Tiber Dam Hydroelectric Plant | Tiber Montana LLC | Chester, MT | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 44.0 GWh | May 2004 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Fremont Canyon | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Alcova, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 176.3 GWh | Nov 1960 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Kortes | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Sinclair, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 146.2 GWh | May 1950 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Seminoe | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Sinclair, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 140.7 GWh | Jul 1939 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Yellowtail | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Hardin, MT | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 846.0 GWh | Jul 1966 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Shoshone (WY) | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Cody, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 20.1 GWh | Mar 1922 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Fontenelle | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Le Barge, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 63.7 GWh | Apr 1968 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Happy Jack Windpower Project | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Cheyenne, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 62.4 GWh | Jul 2008 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Silver Sage Windpower | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Cheyenne, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 115.1 GWh | Sep 2009 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Steel Solar LLC | Steel Solar, LLC | Plymouth, UT | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 149.3 GWh | - | Mar 2025 | Solar |
Summary of Power Plants By State
Figures are based on March 2025 generation numbers.State | Rank | Active Plants | Mar 2025 Generation |
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Alabama | # 7 | 75 | 10,399.45 GWh |
Alaska | # 48 | 137 | 460.30 GWh |
Arizona | # 16 | 167 | 7,756.35 GWh |
Arkansas | # 29 | 79 | 4,503.48 GWh |
California | # 5 | 1,565 | 15,306.94 GWh |
Colorado | # 30 | 257 | 4,337.74 GWh |
Connecticut | # 31 | 152 | 3,831.37 GWh |
Delaware | # 50 | 30 | 183.34 GWh |
District of Columbia | # 51 | 12 | 15.27 GWh |
Florida | # 3 | 305 | 18,686.61 GWh |
Georgia | # 9 | 239 | 9,979.52 GWh |
Hawaii | # 46 | 67 | 749.10 GWh |
Idaho | # 43 | 126 | 1,488.21 GWh |
Illinois | # 4 | 332 | 15,592.21 GWh |
Indiana | # 12 | 201 | 8,849.97 GWh |
Iowa | # 20 | 279 | 6,323.45 GWh |
Kansas | # 25 | 157 | 5,176.23 GWh |
Kentucky | # 24 | 56 | 5,180.56 GWh |
Louisiana | # 18 | 81 | 6,708.43 GWh |
Maine | # 45 | 157 | 1,313.29 GWh |
Maryland | # 39 | 179 | 2,427.73 GWh |
Massachusetts | # 42 | 597 | 1,608.56 GWh |
Michigan | # 10 | 263 | 9,898.87 GWh |
Minnesota | # 26 | 736 | 5,082.27 GWh |
Mississippi | # 19 | 53 | 6,374.07 GWh |
Missouri | # 21 | 116 | 5,776.95 GWh |
State | Rank | Active Plants | Mar 2025 Generation |
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Montana | # 40 | 67 | 2,309.70 GWh |
Nebraska | # 37 | 117 | 3,008.88 GWh |
Nevada | # 34 | 109 | 3,381.98 GWh |
New Hampshire | # 44 | 56 | 1,374.49 GWh |
New Jersey | # 28 | 371 | 4,514.07 GWh |
New Mexico | # 35 | 138 | 3,378.20 GWh |
New York | # 8 | 818 | 10,278.94 GWh |
North Carolina | # 11 | 877 | 9,080.20 GWh |
North Dakota | # 33 | 57 | 3,690.67 GWh |
Ohio | # 6 | 190 | 11,252.37 GWh |
Oklahoma | # 17 | 129 | 6,972.70 GWh |
Oregon | # 22 | 254 | 5,543.74 GWh |
Pennsylvania | # 2 | 237 | 19,658.43 GWh |
Rhode Island | # 47 | 94 | 622.24 GWh |
South Carolina | # 14 | 194 | 8,606.12 GWh |
South Dakota | # 41 | 52 | 1,945.10 GWh |
Tennessee | # 23 | 85 | 5,241.09 GWh |
Texas | # 1 | 818 | 43,194.33 GWh |
Utah | # 36 | 114 | 3,056.84 GWh |
Vermont | # 49 | 112 | 230.44 GWh |
Virginia | # 15 | 214 | 8,465.83 GWh |
Washington | # 13 | 127 | 8,662.62 GWh |
West Virginia | # 38 | 36 | 2,977.95 GWh |
Wisconsin | # 27 | 222 | 4,571.79 GWh |
Wyoming | # 32 | 69 | 3,817.24 GWh |