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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Columbia Generating StationEnergy Northwest (100.00%) | Benton County | WA | Nuclear | 9,922,712MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rockingham County | NH | Nuclear | 9,635,737MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Clinton Power StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | De Witt County | IL | Nuclear | 9,548,334MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Coffey County | KS | Nuclear | 9,171,135MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
PSEG Hope Creek Generating StationPSEG (100.00%) | Salem County | NJ | Nuclear | 9,052,307MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
FermiDTE Energy (100.00%) | Monroe County | MI | Nuclear | 8,557,941MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
River BendEntergy Louisiana (100.00%) | West Feliciana Parish | LA | Nuclear | 8,039,365MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Wake County | NC | Nuclear | 7,668,978MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Prairie IslandNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Red Wing | MN | Nuclear | 7,419,767MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Davis BesseEnergy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC (100.00%) | Ottawa County | OH | Nuclear | 7,344,640MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fairfield County | SC | Nuclear | 7,323,814MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Waterford 3Entergy Louisiana (100.00%) | Taft CDP | LA | Nuclear | 7,110,113MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
James A FitzpatrickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Oswego County | NY | Nuclear | 6,774,333MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
H B RobinsonDuke Energy Progress (100.00%) | Darlington County | SC | Nuclear | 6,168,480MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Cooper Nuclear StationNebraska Public Power District (100.00%) | Nemaha County | NE | Nuclear | 6,075,617MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Monticello Nuclear FacilityNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Monticello | MN | Nuclear | 5,495,208MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
R E Ginna Nuclear Power PlantExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Wayne County | NY | Nuclear | 4,783,661MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Burke County | GA | Nuclear | 35,585,243MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Maricopa County | AZ | Nuclear | 32,338,745MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Browns FerryTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Limestone County | AL | Nuclear | 29,306,275MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| York County | PA | Nuclear | 21,882,723MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Oconee County | SC | Nuclear | 21,610,908MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mecklenburg County | NC | Nuclear | 19,970,828MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Luzerne County | PA | Nuclear | 19,787,561MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Byron Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Ogle County | IL | Nuclear | 19,786,235MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
LimerickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Montgomery County | PA | Nuclear | 19,451,866MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Comanche PeakLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Somervell County | TX | Nuclear | 19,443,582MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Braidwood Generation StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Will County | IL | Nuclear | 19,414,757MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
LaSalle Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | LaSalle County | IL | Nuclear | 19,302,485MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Matagorda County | TX | Nuclear | 19,235,936MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Salem County | NJ | Nuclear | 18,603,560MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Diablo CanyonPacific Gas and Electric Company (100.00%) | San Luis Obispo County | CA | Nuclear | 18,336,388MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| York County | SC | Nuclear | 18,322,501MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Donald C CookIndiana Michigan Power (100.00%) | Berrien County | MI | Nuclear | 18,002,629MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Watts Bar Nuclear PlantTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Rhea County | TN | Nuclear | 17,587,315MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| New London County | CT | Nuclear | 17,130,343MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Louisa County | VA | Nuclear | 16,001,684MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Brunswick County | NC | Nuclear | 15,855,073MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Rock Island County | IL | Nuclear | 15,377,001MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Oswego County | NY | Nuclear | 15,367,528MWh↓ | 1 | 1 |
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