What US power plants run on
The 2025 EIA-860 data lists 1,376.6 GW of operable nameplate capacity at 14,286 plants. The bar splits it by the energy source of each generator; the table also counts the plants whose largest share of capacity uses that source.
- Natural gas578,378 MW42%
- Coal182,490 MW13%
- Wind159,666 MW12%
- Solar154,274 MW11%
- Nuclear103,698 MW7.5%
- Hydroelectric80,059 MW5.8%
- Battery storage43,690 MW3.2%
- Oil and petroleum31,991 MW2.3%
- Pumped-storage hydro22,224 MW1.6%
- Biomass and waste12,522 MW0.9%
- Geothermal4,049 MW0.3%
- Other sources3,602 MW0.3%
| Fuel | Capacity | Share | Plants mainly on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 578.4 GW | 42.0% | 1,961 |
| Coal | 182.5 GW | 13.3% | 195 |
| Wind | 159.7 GW | 11.6% | 1,356 |
| Solar | 154.3 GW | 11.2% | 7,112 |
| Nuclear | 103.7 GW | 7.5% | 56 |
| Hydroelectric | 80.1 GW | 5.8% | 1,390 |
| Battery storage | 43.7 GW | 3.2% | 605 |
| Oil and petroleum | 32.0 GW | 2.3% | 857 |
| Pumped-storage hydro | 22.2 GW | 1.6% | 33 |
| Biomass and waste | 12.5 GW | 0.9% | 584 |
| Geothermal | 4,049 MW | 0.3% | 66 |
| Other sources | 3,602 MW | 0.3% | 71 |