The Largest Nuclear Power Plants in the US
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | MWh Generated | CO2 Emissions | Rank Emissions | CO2 Emissions/MWh | Rant Emissions/MWh | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Point Beach Nuclear PlantNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Manitowoc County | WI | Nuclear | 9,970,190MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rockingham County | NH | Nuclear | 9,856,117MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Waterford 3Entergy Louisiana (100.00%) | Taft CDP | LA | Nuclear | 9,806,799MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
PerryFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (100.00%) | North Perry | OH | Nuclear | 9,703,868MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
FermiDTE Energy (100.00%) | Monroe County | MI | Nuclear | 9,369,536MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Prairie IslandNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Red Wing | MN | Nuclear | 9,099,913MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
PSEG Hope Creek Generating StationPSEG (100.00%) | Salem County | NJ | Nuclear | 9,080,057MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Coffey County | KS | Nuclear | 8,574,732MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Columbia Generating StationEnergy Northwest (100.00%) | Benton County | WA | Nuclear | 8,511,288MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Clinton Power StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | De Witt County | IL | Nuclear | 8,348,706MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Indian Point 3Entergy Power (100.00%) | Buchanan | NY | Nuclear | 8,134,385MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | 4/2021 | ||
| Wake County | NC | Nuclear | 7,986,733MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Davis BesseFirst Energy (100.00%) | Ottawa County | OH | Nuclear | 7,779,141MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
River BendEntergy Louisiana (100.00%) | West Feliciana Parish | LA | Nuclear | 7,441,875MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
James A FitzpatrickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Oswego County | NY | Nuclear | 7,397,717MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
PalisadesEntergy Power (100.00%) | Van Buren County | MI | Nuclear | 7,014,799MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | 6/2022 | ||
Cooper Nuclear StationNebraska Public Power District (100.00%) | Nemaha County | NE | Nuclear | 6,880,622MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fairfield County | SC | Nuclear | 6,552,773MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
H B RobinsonDuke Energy Progress (100.00%) | Darlington County | SC | Nuclear | 6,426,473MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Monticello Nuclear FacilityNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Monticello | MN | Nuclear | 5,022,858MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Wayne County | NY | Nuclear | 4,727,764MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
CallawayAmeren Missouri (100.00%) | Callaway County | MO | Nuclear | 4,292,433MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Maricopa County | AZ | Nuclear | 31,629,862MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Browns FerryTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Limestone County | AL | Nuclear | 31,053,552MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Duane Arnold Energy CenterNextEra Energy (70.00%)Central Iowa Power Cooperative (20.00%)Corn Belt Power Cooperative (10.00%) | Linn County | IA | Nuclear | 2,904,863MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | 11/2020 | ||
Indian Point 2Entergy Power (100.00%) | Buchanan | NY | Nuclear | 2,759,083MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | 4/2020 | ||
| York County | PA | Nuclear | 22,268,244MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Oconee County | SC | Nuclear | 22,206,463MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Matagorda County | TX | Nuclear | 20,855,004MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Byron Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Ogle County | IL | Nuclear | 19,969,652MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | 9/2021 | ||
| Luzerne County | PA | Nuclear | 19,943,546MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Burke County | GA | Nuclear | 19,786,908MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mecklenburg County | NC | Nuclear | 19,662,114MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Braidwood Generation StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Will County | IL | Nuclear | 19,474,347MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Comanche PeakLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Somervell County | TX | Nuclear | 19,356,253MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
LimerickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Montgomery County | PA | Nuclear | 19,309,046MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Salem County | NJ | Nuclear | 19,062,042MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| York County | SC | Nuclear | 18,585,719MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
LaSalle Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | LaSalle County | IL | Nuclear | 18,504,745MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Donald C CookIndiana Michigan Power (100.00%) | Berrien County | MI | Nuclear | 17,953,984MWh↓ | 1 | 1 |
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