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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FermiDTE Energy (100.00%) | Monroe County | MI | Nuclear | 9,588,132MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rockingham County | NH | Nuclear | 9,537,719MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
PSEG Hope Creek Generating StationPSEG (100.00%) | Salem County | NJ | Nuclear | 9,185,738MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Coffey County | KS | Nuclear | 9,005,805MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Clinton Power StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | De Witt County | IL | Nuclear | 8,911,962MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Prairie IslandNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Red Wing | MN | Nuclear | 8,897,888MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Columbia Generating StationEnergy Northwest (100.00%) | Benton County | WA | Nuclear | 8,528,743MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Wake County | NC | Nuclear | 7,910,649MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
PerryEnergy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC (100.00%) | North Perry | OH | Nuclear | 7,793,609MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Davis BesseEnergy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC (100.00%) | Ottawa County | OH | Nuclear | 7,665,041MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fairfield County | SC | Nuclear | 7,513,827MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
James A FitzpatrickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Oswego County | NY | Nuclear | 6,795,907MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Cooper Nuclear StationNebraska Public Power District (100.00%) | Nemaha County | NE | Nuclear | 5,786,078MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
H B RobinsonDuke Energy Progress (100.00%) | Darlington County | SC | Nuclear | 5,572,452MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
River BendEntergy Louisiana (100.00%) | West Feliciana Parish | LA | Nuclear | 5,068,856MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Monticello Nuclear FacilityNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Monticello | MN | Nuclear | 4,979,708MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
R E Ginna Nuclear Power PlantExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Wayne County | NY | Nuclear | 4,712,696MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Maricopa County | AZ | Nuclear | 31,524,067MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Browns FerryTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Limestone County | AL | Nuclear | 29,484,945MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
PalisadesEntergy Power (100.00%) | Van Buren County | MI | Nuclear | 2,730,230MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | 6/2022 | ||
| York County | PA | Nuclear | 22,260,805MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Oconee County | SC | Nuclear | 22,206,608MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Burke County | GA | Nuclear | 21,173,515MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Matagorda County | TX | Nuclear | 20,617,749MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Byron Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Ogle County | IL | Nuclear | 20,013,234MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Luzerne County | PA | Nuclear | 19,690,253MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Comanche PeakLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Somervell County | TX | Nuclear | 19,562,515MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Watts Bar Nuclear PlantTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Rhea County | TN | Nuclear | 19,483,289MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Salem County | NJ | Nuclear | 19,457,651MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Braidwood Generation StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Will County | IL | Nuclear | 19,454,230MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
LaSalle Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | LaSalle County | IL | Nuclear | 19,289,363MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Mecklenburg County | NC | Nuclear | 19,262,805MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
LimerickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Montgomery County | PA | Nuclear | 19,163,489MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Diablo CanyonPacific Gas and Electric Company (100.00%) | San Luis Obispo County | CA | Nuclear | 18,378,538MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | 8/2025 | ||
| Hamilton County | TN | Nuclear | 18,207,542MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Donald C CookIndiana Michigan Power (100.00%) | Berrien County | MI | Nuclear | 18,189,640MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| York County | SC | Nuclear | 17,852,718MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Hutchinson Island South CDP | FL | Nuclear | 15,909,453MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Louisa County | VA | Nuclear | 15,677,416MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Brunswick County | NC | Nuclear | 15,642,560MWh↑ | 1 | 1 |
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