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Every U.S. power generator, with its fuel and capacity.
All 27,918 operable generators at 14,327 power plants of 1 megawatt or more in the 50 states and D.C., from the Energy Information Administration's annual survey, with each generator's plant, operator and location, technology and fuel, capacity, status, the year it started, and any planned retirement.
- Rows
- 27,918
- Columns
- 26
- Formats
- CSV, JSON, XML
As of: EIA Form 860, 2025 data: generators operable at the end of 2025. The EIA publishes each year's data the following year, with final figures in the fall.
Preview
A few real rows
| PlantName | GeneratorID | StateCode | Technology | NameplateCapacityMW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Power | MAGU1 | LA | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 722.9 |
| Hornet Solar (TX) | HRNET | TX | Solar Photovoltaic | 600 |
| Wagon Wheel Wind | WGNWL | OK | Onshore Wind Turbine | 598.4 |
| Intermountain Power Project | 4 | UT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 546.6 |
| Intermountain Power Project | 3 | UT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 546.6 |
| Faraday Solar | FARPV | UT | Solar Photovoltaic | 525 |
| Hecate Energy Outpost Solar LLC | RROS | TX | Solar Photovoltaic | 515 |
| Bellefield Solar and Energy Storage Farm | 50LWB | CA | Batteries | 500 |
Field guide
What's in each row
The plant
EIA plant code and name, operator and its EIA number, address, city, state, ZIP code, county, coordinates, balancing authority (the grid operator) and NERC region.
PlantCode PlantName Operator OperatorID Address City StateCode ZipCode County Latitude Longitude BalancingAuthority NERCRegion
The generator
Generator ID (unique within its plant), technology, prime mover, main energy source, and the operator's sector.
GeneratorID Technology PrimeMover EnergySource Sector
Capacity and status
Nameplate, summer and winter capacity in megawatts, status, the year and month it began operating, and its planned retirement year.
NameplateCapacityMW SummerCapacityMW WinterCapacityMW Status OperatingYear OperatingMonth PlannedRetirementYear
Good to know
Before you use it
- Each row is one generator, and most plants have several. PlantCode identifies the plant; group by it for plant totals.
- Capacity is in megawatts: nameplate is the maker's rating, and summer and winter capacity are what the generator can actually deliver in each season.
- Status is Operating, Standby/backup, or out of service and expected back next year or not. Retired generators and ones not yet built aren't included. PlannedRetirementYear is filled only when the operator has reported a plan.
- EnergySource is the generator's main fuel. Batteries and pumped storage store electricity rather than make it.
- In every format, dates are written as yyyy-MM-dd, and yes/no values as true or false. An empty value means nothing was recorded.
Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860
Public domain
Where it comes in handy
What you can build with it
- Energy research. Track the mix of coal, gas, nuclear, wind, solar and storage.
- Maps. Plot plants by fuel or size.
- Market analysis. Add up generating capacity by state, region or grid operator.
- Teaching. Show how and where the country makes its electricity.
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