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Power plants in North America

12,742 power plants across 14 countries in North America. Browse by country.

12,742power plants
2,293,981MW
14Country
868Mt CO₂/yr

Fuel — North America

Solar: 3,493 plants3kSolarGas: 2,436 plants2kGasHydro: 2,158 plants2kHydroWind: 1,406 plants1kWindOil: 1,014 plants1kOilCoal: 842 plants842CoalWaste: 556 plants556WasteBiomass: 384 plants384Biomass

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Countries

Countrypower plantsMW
United States of America10,8841,992,326
Canada1,210172,197
Mexico36697,855
Guatemala773,968
Honduras473,168
Dominican Republic305,844
Costa Rica271,928
Cuba226,551
Panama212,846
El Salvador191,891
Nicaragua191,271
Jamaica132,028
Trinidad and Tobago62,103
Saint Lucia13

power plants — North America

#PlantFuelCountryMW
1Grand CouleeHydroUnited States of America6,809
2Fermi America Project Matador power stationGasUnited States of America6,000
3Robert-BourassaHydroCanada5,616
4Churchill FallsHydroCanada5,428
5Chevron AI Data Center ProjectGasUnited States of America5,000
6GW Ranch Energy CenterGasUnited States of America5,000
7VogtleNuclearUnited States of America4,958
8Hartsville nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,876
9Bellefonte nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,746
10Alan R. Barton nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,636
11Atlantic nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America4,600
12West County Energy CenterGasUnited States of America4,263
13Palo VerdeNuclearUnited States of America4,242
14W A ParishCoalUnited States of America3,953
15Cherokee nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,840
16Perkins nuclear power plantNuclearUnited States of America3,840
17Pittsylvania power stationGasUnited States of America3,800
18Browns FerryNuclearUnited States of America3,775
19DarlingtonNuclearCanada3,736
20Bruce Mansfield power stationGasUnited States of America3,641

CO₂ — North America

#PlantFuelCountryMt CO₂/yr
1Gavin Power LLCCoalUnited States of America13.5
2Oak Grove (TX)CoalUnited States of America12.3
3Monroe (MI)CoalUnited States of America11.4
4FirstEnergy Harrison Power StationCoalUnited States of America11.2
5Laramie River StationCoalUnited States of America11.0
6GhentCoalUnited States of America9.7
7Cumberland (TN)CoalUnited States of America9.5
8Crystal RiverGasUnited States of America8.4
9Manuel Álvarez Moreno (Manzanillo)OilMexico8.4
10Fayette Power ProjectCoalUnited States of America7.2
11Mill Creek (KY)CoalUnited States of America7.2
12Gerald GentlemanCoalUnited States of America7.2
13Four CornersCoalUnited States of America7.2
14SpringervilleCoalUnited States of America7.0
15Comanche (CO)CoalUnited States of America7.0