List of largest power stations in the United States


This article lists the largest electrical generating stations in the United States in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal heat, hydro, solar energy, solar heat, tides, waves and the wind.
As of 2020 the largest power generating facility is the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. The facility generates power by utilizing 27 Francis turbines and 6 pump-generators, totalling the installed capacity to 6,809 MW. The largest power generating facility under construction is the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project in Wyoming, which will generate 2,500-3,000 MW when completed in 2026.

Largest power stations

List of the electrical generating facilities in the United States with a current installed capacity of at least 1,500 MW.
RankNameImageStateLocationCapacity
Annual Generation
Capacity
Factor		TypeOwner
1Grand Coulee6,80921,043 35.28%Hydro U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
2Palo Verde3,94231,097 90.05%Nuclear Arizona Public Service
Salt River Project
Others
3West County3,75019,841 60.40%Natural gasFPL
4W. A. Parish3,65315,851 49.53%Coal
Natural gas 		NRG Energy
5Robert W. SchererGeorgia 3,52015,420 50.01%CoalOglethorpe Power
Georgia Power
Others
6BowenGeorgia 3,49913,620 44.44%CoalGeorgia Power
7Monroe3,40016,458 55.26%CoalDTE Electric
8Gibson3,34517,632 60.17%CoalDuke Energy
IMPA
WVPA
9Browns Ferry3,29725,398 87.94%Nuclear Tennessee Valley Authority
10Bath County3,003-983 -3.74%Hydro Dominion Energy
Bath County Energy
Allegheny Energy
11Turkey Point2,97919,812 75.92%Nuclear
Natural gas or Fuel oil 		FPL
12Manatee2,9518,383 32.43%Natural gasFPL
13John E. Amos2,93312,985 50.54%CoalAmerican Electric Power
14South Texas Project2,76020,688 85.57%Nuclear NRG Energy
City of San Antonio
City of Austin
15Fort Myers2,6819,287 39.54%Natural gas
Fuel oil 		FPL
16Robert Moses Niagara2,67516,773 71.58%Hydro New York Power Authority
17James H. Miller Jr.2,64018,325 79.24%CoalAlabama Power
18Peach Bottom2,61721,680 94.57%Nuclear Exelon
PSEG
19General James M. Gavin2,60016,006 70.28%CoalLightstone Generation
19Rockport 2,60011,894 52.22%CoalAmerican Electric Power
20Oconee2,55421,294 95.18%Nuclear Duke Energy
21Susquehanna2,51420,469 92.95%Nuclear Talen Energy
AEC
22Braidwood2,50019,343 88.32%Nuclear Exelon
23Ravenswood2,4803,338 15.36%Fuel oil or Natural gasIHI Power Services
24Cumberland2,47010,441 48.25%CoalTennessee Valley Authority
25Byron2,45220,051 93.35%Nuclear Exelon
26Sequoyah2,44017,704 82.83%Nuclear Tennessee Valley Authority
27Comanche Peak2,42520,498 96.49%Nuclear Luminant
28Roxboro2,4225,928 27.94%CoalDuke Energy
29Chalk Point2,4131,455 6.88%Fuel oil or Natural gas
Coal 		NRG Energy
30Cross2,3909,545 45.59%CoalSantee Cooper
31Sanford2,3789,968 47.85%Natural gasFPL
32Labadie2,37215,766 75.88%CoalAmeren
33Catawba2,37018,780 90.46%Nuclear Duke Energy
34Watts Bar2,33218,473 90.43%Nuclear Tennessee Valley Authority
35Salem2,32718,895 92.69%Nuclear PSEG
Exelon
36McGuire2,31619,862 97.90%Nuclear Duke Energy
37Alvin W. Vogtle Georgia 2,30219,959 98.98%Nuclear Georgia Power
Oglethorpe Power
Others
38LaSalle County2,27719,346 96.99%Nuclear Exelon
39Limerick2,26819,339 97.34%Nuclear Exelon
40Diablo Canyon 2,25618,214 92.16%Nuclear Pacific Gas and Electric
41Martin Lake2,25014,050 71.28%CoalLuminant
42Belews Creek2,2408,021 40.88%CoalDuke Energy
43Sherburne County2,23812,478 63.65%CoalNSP
44Martin2,22512,882 66.09%Natural gas
Solar 		FPL
45W. H. Sammis 2,2204,767 24.51%CoalFirstEnergy
46Donald C. Cook2,21317,611 90.84%Nuclear American Electric Power
47Gila River2,2006,192 32.13%Natural gasSalt River Project
Tucson Electric Power
48Ludington2,172-698 -3.67%Hydro Consumers Energy
DTE Electric
49Jeffrey2,1609,499 50.20%CoalEvergy
Black Hills Corporation
50John Day
2,1609,193 48.58%Hydro U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
51Petersburg2,1469,101 48.41%CoalIPL
52Jim Bridger2,11010,967 59.33%CoalMidAmerican Energy
53Millstone2,09816,881 91.85%Nuclear Dominion Energy
54Hoover
2,0803,542 19.44%Hydro U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
55Chief Joseph2,07512,352 67.95%Hydro U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
56Hines Energy Complex2,06013,368 74.08%Natural gasDuke Energy
56Indian Point 2,06016,366 90.69%Nuclear Entergy
58Four Corners2,0407,509 42.02%CoalArizona Public Service
SCE
Others
59Homer City2,0225,131 28.97%CoalNRG Energy
60Mystic2,0014,688 26.74%Natural gas
Fuel oil 		Exelon
61Marshall1,9968,486 48.53%CoalDuke Energy
62Union1,98010,305 59.41%Natural gasEntergy
63R.M. Schahfer 1,9436,772 39.79%CoalNiSource
64Ghent1,91911,265 67.01%CoalKentucky Utilities
65Nine Mile Point1,90715,383 92.08%Nuclear Exelon
EDF
66Hal B. WansleyGeorgia 1,9042,791 16.73%CoalSouthern Power
67North Anna1,89216,035 96.75%Nuclear Dominion Energy
ODEC
68Sabine1,8904,192 25.32%Natural gasEntergy
69St. Lucie1,88015,563 94.50%Nuclear FPL
70Conemaugh1,87211,445 69.79%CoalPSGE
71Brunswick1,85814,627 89.87%Nuclear Duke Energy
72Limestone1,8509,548 58.92%CoalNRG Energy
73Arkansas Nuclear One1,82912,721 79.40%Nuclear Entergy
74Beaver Valley1,82614,653 91.61%Nuclear FirstEnergy
75Forney1,82410,422 65.23%Natural gasLuminant
76Big Bend 1,8214,788 30.02%CoalTECO Energy
77Curtis H. Stanton1,8206,179 38.76%Natural gas
Coal 		Orlando Utilities Commission
78Quad Cities1,81915,476 97.12%Nuclear Exelon
MidAmerican Energy
79The Dalles
1,8137,161 45.09%Hydro U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
80Oswego Harbor1,804 0.27%Fuel oil or Natural gasNRG Energy
81Cardinal1,80010,038 63.66%CoalAmerican Electric Power
81H. L. Culbreath Bayside1,8006,654 42.20%Natural gasTampa Electric Company
81Intermountain 1,8008,499 53.90%CoalIntermountain Power Agency
84San Juan 1,7984,674 29.68%CoalPNM Resources
85Dresden1,79715,538 98.71%Nuclear Exelon
86Oak Grove1,79612,216 77.65%CoalLuminant
87Alamitos1,760 6.21%Natural gasAES Corporation
87Fayette1,76010,360 67.20%CoalAustin Energy
LCRA
89Edwin I. HatchGeorgia 1,75914,404 93.48%Nuclear Georgia Power
Oglethorpe Power
Others
90Joseph M. Farley1,75714,065 91.38%Nuclear Alabama Power
91Calvert Cliffs1,71814,988 99.59%Nuclear Exelon
92Keystone1,71112,418 82.85%CoalPSEG
ArcLight
Others
93Laramie River1,71010,690 71.36%CoalBasin Electric Power Cooperative
94Independence1,6789,683 65.87%CoalEntergy
95Surry1,67613,219 90.04%Nuclear Dominion Energy
96Possum Point 1,6613,723 25.59%Natural gas
Fuel oil 		Dominion Energy
97Midlothian1,6505,539 38.32%Natural gasAmerican National Power
98Midland1,6337,896 55.20%Natural gasMCV Limited Partnership
99Raccoon Mountain1,616-620 -4.38%Hydro Tennessee Valley Authority
100Prairie State1,60011,532 82.28%CoalPrairie State Energy Campus
101The Geysers1,5906,516 46.78%Geothermal Calpine
NCPA
Others
102Brunner Island1,5671,853 13.50%CoalTalen Energy
103Springerville1,5609,962 72.90%CoalSalt River Project
104Iatan1,5507,825 57.63%CoalEvergy
105Alta1,548 24.82%WindSCE
106Powerton1,5364,515 33.56%CoalNRG Energy
107Ormond Beach 1,516 1.40%Natural gasGenOn
108Montour1,5042,620 19.89%CoalTalen Energy
109Castaic1,500 1.77%Hydro California DWR
LADWP
110Northport1,5002,684 20.43%Natural gas
Fuel oil 		National Grid USA

Largest power stations under construction

List of the electrical generating facilities under construction in the United States with an expected installed capacity of at least 1,500 MW.
RankNameImageStateLocationCapacity
TypeOwner
1Chokecherry and Sierra Madre2,500 - 3,000WindPower Company of Wyoming2026
2Westlands2,000SolarWestside Holdings
CIM Group		2025
3Guernsey1,875Natural gasCaithness Energy
Apex Power Group		2022

Largest decommissioned power stations

List of former electrical generating facilities in the United States that had an installed capacity of at least 1,500 MW at the time of their decommissioning. Facilities that permanently shut down all of their electricity generating units within five years are included.
RankNameImageStateLocationCapacity
TypeOwner
1Bruce Mansfield2,490CoalFirstEnergy1976-2019
2J.M. Stuart2,318CoalDynegy
AES Corporation
American Electric Power 		1970-2018
3P.H. Robinson2,316Natural gasNRG Energy1966-2009
4San Onofre2,254Nuclear SCE
SDG&E
City of Riverside 		1968-2013
5Navajo2,250CoalU.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Salt River Project
Others 		1974-2019
6Zion2,080Nuclear Exelon1973-1998
7Monticello1,880CoalLuminant1974-2018
8Mohave1,636CoalSCE
Salt River Project
Others 		1971-2005
9Harllee BranchGeorgia 1,539CoalGeorgia Power1961-2015
10Muskingum River1,529CoalAmerican Electric Power1953-2015
11Johnsonville1,500CoalTennessee Valley Authority1951-2017