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With Data for 2023 Release Date: October 17, 2024 Next Release: October 2025 full report PDF
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Table 4.1. Count of Electric Power Industry Power Plants, by Sector, by Predominant Energy Sources within Plant, 2013 through 2023

Year Coal Petroleum Natural Gas Other Fossil Gas Nuclear Hydroelectric Conventional Other Renewables Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Other Energy Sources
Total (All Sectors)
2013 518 1,101 1,725 44 63 1,435 2,299 41 78
2014 491 1,082 1,749 43 62 1,441 2,674 41 94
2015 427 1,082 1,779 45 62 1,440 3,043 41 83
2016 381 1,076 1,801 45 61 1,451 3,624 40 117
2017 359 1,080 1,820 44 61 1,458 4,174 40 148
2018 336 1,087 1,854 46 60 1,458 4,667 40 171
2019 308 1,090 1,899 43 58 1,452 5,244 40 212
2020 284 1,091 1,926 42 56 1,446 5,918 40 267
2021 269 1,104 2,020 37 55 1,449 6,579 40 372
2022 242 1,084 2,073 33 54 1,445 7,084 40 483
2023 227 1,075 2,084 35 54 1,441 7,684 40 617
Electric Utilities
2013 300 795 787 1 32 873 253 36 15
2014 286 780 803 1 32 889 272 35 20
2015 256 782 816 1 32 890 318 35 15
2016 230 771 819 1 31 893 375 35 36
2017 219 765 820 1 31 894 417 35 53
2018 206 751 819 1 31 896 462 35 60
2019 194 743 818 1 31 898 512 35 71
2020 181 743 820 1 31 892 586 35 78
2021 169 739 813 1 31 879 649 34 86
2022 157 726 835 1 31 875 709 34 104
2023 148 721 837 1 31 873 782 34 132
Independent Power Producers, Non-Combined Heat and Power Plants
2013 86 147 384 1 31 505 1,670 5 15
2014 87 148 395 1 30 499 2,006 5 18
2015 80 143 397 -- 30 497 2,309 5 21
2016 75 142 406 -- 30 500 2,826 5 34
2017 71 145 415 -- 30 505 3,320 5 43
2018 65 140 450 -- 29 514 3,749 5 59
2019 59 141 476 -- 27 506 4,251 5 74
2020 56 135 491 -- 25 506 4,847 5 119
2021 56 150 521 -- 24 521 5,429 6 214
2022 46 139 548 -- 23 521 5,833 6 306
2023 43 135 562 -- 23 520 6,359 6 409
Independent Power Producers, Combined Heat and Power Plants
2013 35 11 152 2 -- 1 51 -- 5
2014 30 9 145 2 -- -- 54 -- 7
2015 27 8 143 3 -- -- 58 -- 3
2016 24 7 143 3 -- -- 57 -- 2
2017 22 7 138 3 -- -- 56 -- 3
2018 19 8 133 3 -- -- 56 -- 3
2019 14 6 128 3 -- -- 56 -- 3
2020 12 7 121 3 -- -- 56 -- 4
2021 11 8 122 3 -- -- 52 -- 4
2022 8 7 119 3 -- -- 54 -- 3
2023 8 7 118 3 -- -- 52 -- 3
Commercial Sector
2013 19 92 164 -- -- 9 160 -- 3
2014 17 93 169 -- -- 10 178 1 6
2015 12 94 176 -- -- 10 186 1 3
2016 9 101 181 -- -- 14 195 -- 3
2017 9 112 189 -- -- 15 203 -- 4
2018 7 139 192 -- -- 15 220 -- 5
2019 6 152 203 -- -- 15 242 -- 20
2020 4 156 220 -- -- 15 240 -- 21
2021 4 160 281 -- -- 16 255 -- 24
2022 3 161 287 -- -- 17 277 -- 26
2023 3 163 285 -- -- 17 278 -- 28
Industrial Sector
2013 78 56 238 40 -- 47 165 -- 40
2014 71 52 237 39 -- 43 164 -- 43
2015 52 55 247 41 -- 43 172 -- 41
2016 43 55 252 41 -- 44 171 -- 42
2017 38 51 258 40 -- 44 178 -- 45
2018 39 49 260 42 -- 33 180 -- 44
2019 35 48 274 39 -- 33 183 -- 44
2020 31 50 274 38 -- 33 189 -- 45
2021 29 47 283 33 -- 33 194 -- 44
2022 28 51 284 29 -- 32 211 -- 44
2023 25 49 282 31 -- 31 213 -- 45

Notes: The number of power plants for each energy source is the number of sites for which the respective energy source was reported as the most predominant energy source for at least one of its generators. If all generators for a site have the same energy source reported as the most predominant, that site will be counted once under that energy source. However, if the most predominant energy source is not the same for all generators within a site, the site is counted more than once, based on the number of most predominant energy sources for generators at a site. In general, this table translates the number of generators by energy source into the number of sites represented by the generators for an energy source. Therefore, the count for Total (All Sectors) above is the sum of the counts for each sector by energy source and does not necessarily represent unique sites. In addition, changes to predominant energy sources and status codes from year to year may result in changes to previously-posted data.
Capacity by energy source is based on the capacity associated with the energy source reported as the most predominant (primary) one, where more than one energy source is associated with a generator.
In 2011, EIA corrected the NAICS codes of several plants which resulted in a net capacity shift from the electric utility sector to the commercial sector.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, 'Annual Electric Generator Report.'