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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Pit 3 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Burney, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 332.8 GWh | Jun 1925 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Pit 6 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Montgomery Creek, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 242.3 GWh | Jul 1965 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Salt Springs | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Pioneer, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 107.7 GWh | May 1931 | Dec 2024 | Water |
South | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Manton, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 13.1 GWh | Nov 1979 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Spaulding 1 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Emigrant Gap, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 17.6 GWh | Apr 1928 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Spaulding 3 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Emigrant Gap, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 15.6 GWh | Jan 1929 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Tiger Creek | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | Pioneer, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 225.1 GWh | May 1931 | Dec 2024 | Water |
A G Wishon | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | North Fork, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 21.6 GWh | Aug 1910 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Blundell | PacifiCorp | Milford, UT | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 272.5 GWh | Jun 1984 | Dec 2024 | Geothermal |
Green Lake | City & Borough of Sitka - (AK) | Sitka, AK | 43.2 GWh | Mar 1982 | Dec 2024 | Water | |
Drop 5 | Imperial Irrigation District | Calexico, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 6.4 GWh | Feb 1982 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Big Creek 1 | Southern California Edison Co | Big Creek, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 405.3 GWh | Oct 1913 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Big Creek 2 | Southern California Edison Co | Auberry, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 355.2 GWh | Nov 1913 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Big Creek 8 | Southern California Edison Co | Auberry, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 173.8 GWh | Jul 1921 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Bishop Creek 2 | Southern California Edison Co | Bishop, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 16.4 GWh | Oct 1908 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Bishop Creek 3 | Southern California Edison Co | Bishop, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 20.3 GWh | May 1913 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Bishop Creek 4 | Southern California Edison Co | Bishop, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 40.1 GWh | Aug 1905 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Bishop Creek 6 | Southern California Edison Co | Bishop, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 10.4 GWh | Feb 1913 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Fontana | Southern California Edison Co | Rialto, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 8.7 GWh | Nov 1917 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Kaweah 2 | Southern California Edison Co | Three Rivers, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 1.3 GWh | Aug 1929 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Kern River 3 | Southern California Edison Co | Kernville, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 142.8 GWh | Feb 1921 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Kern River 1 | Southern California Edison Co | Bakersfield, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 192.1 GWh | Apr 1907 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Long Beach Generation LLC | Long Beach Generation LLC | Long Beach, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 10.3 GWh | Nov 1976 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Lundy | Southern California Edison Co | Lee Vining, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 7.3 GWh | Nov 1911 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Poole | Southern California Edison Co | Lee Vining, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 22.8 GWh | Apr 1924 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Portal | Southern California Edison Co | Lakeshore, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 18.7 GWh | Nov 1956 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Rush Creek | Southern California Edison Co | June lake, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 43.0 GWh | Sep 1916 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Pardee | East Bay Municipal Util Dist | Valley Springs, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 117.8 GWh | Jun 1930 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Prairie River | ALLETE, Inc. | Grand Rapids, MN | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) | 1.8 GWh | Mar 1920 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Drop 2 (CA) | Imperial Irrigation District | Holtville, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 29.5 GWh | Nov 1953 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Drop 3 (CA) | Imperial Irrigation District | Holtville, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 26.4 GWh | Jan 1941 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Drop 4 | Imperial Irrigation District | Holtville, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 78.2 GWh | Jan 1941 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Pilot Knob | Imperial Irrigation District | Winterhaven, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 16.7 GWh | Dec 1956 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Solomon Gulch | Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc | Valdez, AK | 43.2 GWh | Dec 1981 | Dec 2024 | Water | |
Control Gorge | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Bishop, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 89.7 GWh | Mar 1952 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Cottonwood | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Lone Pine, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 2.1 GWh | Oct 1908 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Foothill | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Sylmar, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 39.6 GWh | Sep 1971 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Haiwee | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Olancha, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 5.1 GWh | Jun 1927 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Middle Gorge | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Bishop, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 90.9 GWh | Apr 1952 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Tok | Alaska Power and Telephone Co | Tok, AK | 11.4 GWh | Sep 1985 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil | |
Upper Gorge | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power | Bishop, CA | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LDWP) | 99.9 GWh | May 1953 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Exchequer | Merced Irrigation District | Snelling, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 267.9 GWh | Jun 1967 | Dec 2024 | Water |
McSwain | Merced Irrigation District | Snelling, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 31.8 GWh | Jun 1967 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Chicago Park | Nevada Irrigation District | Colfax, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 59.8 GWh | Oct 1965 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Dutch Flat 2 | Nevada Irrigation District | Dutch Flat, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 14.5 GWh | Oct 1965 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Beardsley | Oakdale&South San Joaquin Irrigation D. | None, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 55.7 GWh | Apr 1957 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Donnells | Oakdale&South San Joaquin Irrigation D. | None, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 219.2 GWh | May 1957 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Tulloch | Oakdale&South San Joaquin Irrigation D. | Jamestown, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 103.6 GWh | May 1958 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Forbestown | South Feather Water and Power Agency | Forbestown, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 128.5 GWh | Sep 1963 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Kelly Ridge | South Feather Water and Power Agency | Oroville, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 66.5 GWh | Aug 1963 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Woodleaf | South Feather Water and Power Agency | Forbestown, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 193.8 GWh | Oct 1963 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Craig (AK) | Alaska Power and Telephone Co | Craig, AK | 1.8 GWh | Aug 1983 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil | |
Glenarm | City of Pasadena - (CA) | Pasadena, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 38.5 GWh | Dec 1975 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
French Meadows | Placer County Water Agency | Foresthill, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 50.8 GWh | Sep 1966 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Ralston | Placer County Water Agency | Foresthill, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 328.1 GWh | Sep 1966 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Loon Lake | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Fresh Pond, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 63.2 GWh | Aug 1971 | Dec 2024 | Water |
La Grange | Turlock Irrigation District | La Grange, CA | Turlock Irrigation District (TIDC) | 4.4 GWh | Nov 1924 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Narrows 2 | Yuba County Water Agency | Browns Valley, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 156.8 GWh | Nov 1969 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Bear Valley | City of Escondido - (CA) | Escondido, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 4.2 GWh | May 1986 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Alamosa | Public Service Co of Colorado | Alamosa, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 10.6 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 96.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.6% |
Fruita | Public Service Co of Colorado | Grand Junction, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 975.0 MWh | May 1973 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 85.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 14.6% |
Salida | Public Service Co of Colorado | Salida, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.0 GWh | May 1908 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Shoshone (CO) | Public Service Co of Colorado | Glenwood Springs, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 27.9 GWh | May 1909 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Temescal | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | Corona, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 16.8 GWh | Jun 1983 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Corona | Metropolitan Water District of S CA | Corona, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 14.5 GWh | Jul 1983 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Upper Dawson | Turlock Irrigation District | La Grange, CA | Turlock Irrigation District (TIDC) | 10.7 GWh | Oct 1983 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Manitou Springs | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Manitou Spring, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 2.1 GWh | Apr 1927 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Holly | Town of Holly - (CO) | Holly, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.0 MWh | Dec 1992 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Boysen | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Thermopolis, WY | Western Area Power Administration - Upper Great Plains West (WAUW) | 70.3 GWh | Jul 1952 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Lamar Plant | City of Lamar - (CO) | Lamar, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 12.6 GWh | Dec 1945 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Sonoma California Geothermal | Geysers Power Co LLC | Middletown, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 447.6 GWh | Nov 1983 | Dec 2024 | Geothermal |
Trinidad (CO) | City of Trinidad - (CO) | Trinidad, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.0 MWh | Apr 1950 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Blue Mesa | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Gunnison, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 246.8 GWh | Aug 1967 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Estes | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Estes Park, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 86.5 GWh | Aug 1950 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Morrow Point | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 309.8 GWh | Nov 1970 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Big Thompson | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 4.0 GWh | Mar 1959 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Green Mountain | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Kremmling, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 57.8 GWh | Apr 1943 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Marys Lake | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Estes Park, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 4.5 GWh | Apr 1951 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Pole Hill | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 150.6 GWh | Dec 1953 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Jones Fork | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Fresh Pond, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 8.6 GWh | May 1985 | Dec 2024 | Water |
McClellan (CA) | Sacramento Municipal Util Dist | Sacramento, CA | Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) | 3.4 GWh | Feb 1986 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Camanche | East Bay Municipal Util Dist | Clements & Wallace, CA | California Independent System Operator (CISO) | 31.7 GWh | Jun 1983 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Branford | Connecticut Jet Power LLC | Branford, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 109.0 MWh | Oct 1967 | Dec 2024 | Kerosene |
Bulls Bridge | FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC | New Milford, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 30.8 GWh | Dec 1902 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Cos Cob | Connecticut Jet Power LLC | Greenwich, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 676.0 MWh | Aug 1969 | Dec 2024 | Kerosene |
Montville Station | Montville Power LLC | Uncasville, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 27.8 GWh | Dec 1953 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 52.4% Residual Fuel Oil : 46.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.2% |
Scotland Dam | FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC | Windham, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 6.6 GWh | Dec 1936 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Shepaug | FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC | Southbury, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 116.6 GWh | Dec 1954 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Stevenson | FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC | Monroe, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 95.8 GWh | Dec 1918 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Taftville | FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC | Taftville, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 2.9 GWh | Dec 1905 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Tunnel | FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC | Preston, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 7.7 GWh | Dec 1918 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Falls Village | FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC | Falls Village, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 30.1 GWh | Dec 1913 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Franklin Drive | Connecticut Jet Power LLC | Torrington, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 118.0 MWh | Oct 1968 | Dec 2024 | Kerosene |
Torrington Terminal | Connecticut Jet Power LLC | Torrington, CT | ISO New England (ISNE) | 146.0 MWh | Oct 1967 | Dec 2024 | Kerosene |
Navajo Dam | City of Farmington - (NM) | Farmington, NM | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 72.0 GWh | Dec 1988 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Drop 1 | Imperial Irrigation District | Holtville, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 7.8 GWh | Sep 1984 | Dec 2024 | Water |
East Highline | Imperial Irrigation District | Holtville, CA | Imperial Irrigation District (IID) | 2.9 GWh | Aug 1984 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Christiana | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC | Wilmington, DE | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 217.0 MWh | May 1973 | Dec 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Edge Moor | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation LLC | Wilmington, DE | PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) | 327.6 GWh | Nov 1954 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 94.9% Residual Fuel Oil : 5.1% |
South Fork Tolt | City of Seattle - (WA) | North Bend, WA | Seattle City Light (SCL) | 44.6 GWh | Oct 1995 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Summary of Power Plants By State
Figures are based on April 2025 generation numbers.State | Rank | Active Plants | Apr 2025 Generation |
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Alabama | # 7 | 75 | 10,243.20 GWh |
Alaska | # 48 | 142 | 476.79 GWh |
Arizona | # 15 | 173 | 7,447.02 GWh |
Arkansas | # 31 | 99 | 3,937.58 GWh |
California | # 4 | 1,664 | 15,684.45 GWh |
Colorado | # 28 | 290 | 4,479.29 GWh |
Connecticut | # 37 | 162 | 2,832.47 GWh |
Delaware | # 49 | 32 | 450.59 GWh |
District of Columbia | # 51 | 16 | 13.07 GWh |
Florida | # 2 | 317 | 20,430.69 GWh |
Georgia | # 6 | 248 | 11,378.75 GWh |
Hawaii | # 46 | 68 | 750.53 GWh |
Idaho | # 44 | 145 | 1,489.98 GWh |
Illinois | # 5 | 358 | 14,828.23 GWh |
Indiana | # 14 | 208 | 7,809.31 GWh |
Iowa | # 19 | 294 | 6,020.16 GWh |
Kansas | # 21 | 180 | 5,162.37 GWh |
Kentucky | # 25 | 57 | 4,785.23 GWh |
Louisiana | # 16 | 83 | 7,414.75 GWh |
Maine | # 45 | 208 | 1,052.11 GWh |
Maryland | # 36 | 196 | 3,016.71 GWh |
Massachusetts | # 43 | 623 | 1,491.61 GWh |
Michigan | # 9 | 269 | 9,486.98 GWh |
Minnesota | # 27 | 765 | 4,502.46 GWh |
Mississippi | # 20 | 56 | 5,727.48 GWh |
Missouri | # 23 | 120 | 5,119.33 GWh |
State | Rank | Active Plants | Apr 2025 Generation |
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Montana | # 40 | 70 | 2,029.46 GWh |
Nebraska | # 38 | 127 | 2,575.70 GWh |
Nevada | # 33 | 110 | 3,434.99 GWh |
New Hampshire | # 42 | 56 | 1,516.23 GWh |
New Jersey | # 22 | 385 | 5,160.42 GWh |
New Mexico | # 32 | 139 | 3,447.34 GWh |
New York | # 8 | 930 | 9,830.59 GWh |
North Carolina | # 10 | 909 | 9,044.94 GWh |
North Dakota | # 35 | 57 | 3,134.93 GWh |
Ohio | # 12 | 197 | 8,321.20 GWh |
Oklahoma | # 18 | 136 | 6,341.82 GWh |
Oregon | # 24 | 272 | 4,888.92 GWh |
Pennsylvania | # 3 | 255 | 17,282.62 GWh |
Rhode Island | # 47 | 97 | 690.36 GWh |
South Carolina | # 11 | 200 | 8,436.34 GWh |
South Dakota | # 41 | 52 | 1,909.63 GWh |
Tennessee | # 26 | 86 | 4,565.37 GWh |
Texas | # 1 | 885 | 43,683.73 GWh |
Utah | # 39 | 122 | 2,192.68 GWh |
Vermont | # 50 | 117 | 200.11 GWh |
Virginia | # 17 | 233 | 6,991.48 GWh |
Washington | # 13 | 134 | 8,268.23 GWh |
West Virginia | # 30 | 39 | 3,969.31 GWh |
Wisconsin | # 29 | 244 | 4,163.43 GWh |
Wyoming | # 34 | 73 | 3,236.34 GWh |