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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PSEG Hope Creek Generating StationPSEG (100.00%) | Salem County | NJ | Nuclear | 9,842,832MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Point Beach Nuclear PlantNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Manitowoc County | WI | Nuclear | 9,681,598MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rockingham County | NH | Nuclear | 9,534,974MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
CallawayAmeren Missouri (100.00%) | Callaway County | MO | Nuclear | 9,181,253MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
FermiDTE Energy (100.00%) | Monroe County | MI | Nuclear | 9,132,565MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
PerryEnergy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC (100.00%) | North Perry | OH | Nuclear | 8,751,594MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Wake County | NC | Nuclear | 8,610,028MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Columbia Generating StationEnergy Northwest (100.00%) | Benton County | WA | Nuclear | 8,462,218MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Clinton Power StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | De Witt County | IL | Nuclear | 8,115,805MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Davis BesseEnergy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC (100.00%) | Ottawa County | OH | Nuclear | 7,984,502MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fairfield County | SC | Nuclear | 7,515,219MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
James A FitzpatrickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Oswego County | NY | Nuclear | 7,372,843MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Waterford 3Entergy Louisiana (100.00%) | Taft CDP | LA | Nuclear | 6,971,897MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Cooper Nuclear StationNebraska Public Power District (100.00%) | Nemaha County | NE | Nuclear | 6,917,298MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
H B RobinsonDuke Energy Progress (100.00%) | Darlington County | SC | Nuclear | 6,721,176MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Prairie IslandNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Red Wing | MN | Nuclear | 6,223,529MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Monticello Nuclear FacilityNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Monticello | MN | Nuclear | 4,795,027MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
R E Ginna Nuclear Power PlantExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Wayne County | NY | Nuclear | 4,645,220MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
River BendEntergy Louisiana (100.00%) | West Feliciana Parish | LA | Nuclear | 4,577,285MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Maricopa County | AZ | Nuclear | 31,524,461MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Browns FerryTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Limestone County | AL | Nuclear | 30,652,287MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
PalisadesEntergy Power (100.00%) | Van Buren County | MI | Nuclear | 2,730,230MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | 6/2022 | ||
| Burke County | GA | Nuclear | 24,167,700MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Oconee County | SC | Nuclear | 22,248,151MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| York County | PA | Nuclear | 22,083,718MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Matagorda County | TX | Nuclear | 21,439,887MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Braidwood Generation StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Will County | IL | Nuclear | 20,109,385MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Byron Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Ogle County | IL | Nuclear | 19,465,137MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
LaSalle Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | LaSalle County | IL | Nuclear | 19,426,763MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hamilton County | TN | Nuclear | 19,224,648MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| York County | SC | Nuclear | 19,168,253MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Luzerne County | PA | Nuclear | 19,039,230MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
LimerickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Montgomery County | PA | Nuclear | 18,975,723MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Comanche PeakLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Somervell County | TX | Nuclear | 18,892,749MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Donald C CookIndiana Michigan Power (100.00%) | Berrien County | MI | Nuclear | 18,642,218MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Watts Bar Nuclear PlantTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Rhea County | TN | Nuclear | 18,635,510MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Salem County | NJ | Nuclear | 18,384,510MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mecklenburg County | NC | Nuclear | 18,063,503MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Diablo CanyonPacific Gas and Electric Company (100.00%) | San Luis Obispo County | CA | Nuclear | 17,796,038MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | 8/2025 | ||
| Hutchinson Island South CDP | FL | Nuclear | 16,261,053MWh↓ | 1 | 1 |
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