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 | 9,383,711MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
CallawayAmeren Missouri (100.00%) | Callaway County | MO | Nuclear | 9,373,324MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Coffey County | KS | Nuclear | 9,195,073MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Clinton Power StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | De Witt County | IL | Nuclear | 8,712,806MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fairfield County | SC | Nuclear | 8,682,536MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
PSEG Hope Creek Generating StationPSEG (100.00%) | Salem County | NJ | Nuclear | 8,621,587MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Wake County | NC | Nuclear | 7,715,048MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
FermiDTE Energy (100.00%) | Monroe County | MI | Nuclear | 7,605,184MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
James A FitzpatrickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Oswego County | NY | Nuclear | 7,389,550MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Davis BesseEnergy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC (100.00%) | Ottawa County | OH | Nuclear | 7,384,767MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
River BendEntergy Louisiana (100.00%) | West Feliciana Parish | LA | Nuclear | 7,235,175MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Cooper Nuclear StationNebraska Public Power District (100.00%) | Nemaha County | NE | Nuclear | 6,957,432MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
H B RobinsonDuke Energy Progress (100.00%) | Darlington County | SC | Nuclear | 6,752,343MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Prairie IslandNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Red Wing | MN | Nuclear | 5,597,848MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Monticello Nuclear FacilityNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Monticello | MN | Nuclear | 5,345,652MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Waterford 3Entergy Louisiana (100.00%) | Taft CDP | LA | Nuclear | 5,048,707MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
R E Ginna Nuclear Power PlantExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Wayne County | NY | Nuclear | 4,973,814MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Maricopa County | AZ | Nuclear | 32,194,298MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Browns FerryTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Limestone County | AL | Nuclear | 30,715,314MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Burke County | GA | Nuclear | 28,703,980MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| York County | PA | Nuclear | 22,112,177MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Oconee County | SC | Nuclear | 21,790,634MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Matagorda County | TX | Nuclear | 20,583,377MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Byron Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Ogle County | IL | Nuclear | 20,091,630MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Braidwood Generation StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Will County | IL | Nuclear | 20,030,598MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| York County | SC | Nuclear | 19,599,191MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mecklenburg County | NC | Nuclear | 19,537,033MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
LaSalle Generating StationExelon Corporation (100.00%) | LaSalle County | IL | Nuclear | 19,531,404MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
Comanche PeakLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Somervell County | TX | Nuclear | 19,520,887MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Watts Bar Nuclear PlantTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Rhea County | TN | Nuclear | 19,343,549MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
LimerickExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Montgomery County | PA | Nuclear | 19,325,014MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Salem County | NJ | Nuclear | 19,254,738MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Luzerne County | PA | Nuclear | 19,128,158MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Hamilton County | TN | Nuclear | 18,983,154MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Donald C CookIndiana Michigan Power (100.00%) | Berrien County | MI | Nuclear | 17,304,530MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | |||
Diablo CanyonPacific Gas and Electric Company (100.00%) | San Luis Obispo County | CA | Nuclear | 16,682,001MWh↓ | 1 | 1 | 8/2025 | ||
| Hutchinson Island South CDP | FL | Nuclear | 16,137,050MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Brunswick County | NC | Nuclear | 15,852,926MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | ||||
Arkansas Nuclear OneEntergy Arkansas (100.00%) | Pope County | AR | Nuclear | 15,586,603MWh↑ | 1 | 1 | |||
| Oswego County | NY | Nuclear | 15,472,115MWh↑ | 1 | 1 |
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