How many power plants are in the United States?

14,659 operating plants, holding 28,318 generating units and 1,409 GW of nameplate capacity, per EIA-860M for 2026-07. EIA surveys plants of 1 MW and above, so smaller sites and rooftop solar are not in that figure.

What is the difference between a plant and a generator here?

A plant is one EIA Plant ID at one site. A generator is one unit inside it — a reactor, a turbine, a battery rack. Capacity is summed across every unit at the site, which is why a single plant can hold several technologies.

Are planned plants counted in the totals?

No. Planned projects (1,595, 291 GW) live on their own pages so an operating count is never inflated by something that has not been built.

US power plant directory

Every operating power plant in the United States that reports on EIA-860M — 14,659 plants, 28,318 generating units, 1,409 GW of nameplate capacity across 51 states — broken out into 12 fuel families and a page per state, with 1,595 planned projects (291 GW) kept separate.

As of 2026-07 (inventory dated 2026-07-31) · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · eia.gov/…/july_generator2026.xlsx · eia.gov/…/eia860m

Operating plants: 14,659; 28,318 generating units
Nameplate capacity: 1,409 GW
States covered: 51
Planned projects: 1,595; 291 GW

Power plant map of the United States

Every natural gas plant in the country, the largest single family by capacity. Each fuel below has its own national map.

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Natural gas · 1,967

Power plants by energy source

Each family has a national map and a page for every state that has one.

Power plants by state

The twelve states with the most generating capacity. Every state has a page under each fuel family.

Power plants by operator

Reporting entities with 5 or more plants on EIA-860M, largest first.

What this directory does not contain

EIA-860M sheets "Operating" (statuses OP, SB, OS, OA) and "Planned". Generators of 1 MW nameplate and above; EIA excludes smaller plants entirely. Puerto Rico and the territories are reported on their own sheets and are not included here.

Nothing here is modelled or estimated. Where EIA files no capacity, no coordinate or no operator, the page shows a dash rather than a filled-in guess, and the map draws nothing at all.

Generation output, emissions, ownership structure, power purchase agreements and interconnection queue position are not in EIA-860M and so are not on these pages. Retirements and additions after 2026-07 arrive with the next monthly release.

US power plants: FAQ

How many power plants are in the United States?: 14,659 operating plants, holding 28,318 generating units and 1,409 GW of nameplate capacity, per EIA-860M for 2026-07. EIA surveys plants of 1 MW and above, so smaller sites and rooftop solar are not in that figure.
What is the difference between a plant and a generator here?: A plant is one EIA Plant ID at one site. A generator is one unit inside it — a reactor, a turbine, a battery rack. Capacity is summed across every unit at the site, which is why a single plant can hold several technologies.
Are planned plants counted in the totals?: No. Planned projects (1,595, 291 GW) live on their own pages so an operating count is never inflated by something that has not been built.