Energy Information Administration (EIA)

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Details Locations of electric generating plants, energy capacity
Topics Energy, renewable energy, nonrenewable energy, energy capacity
Source US Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Energy Mapping System
Years Available 2023
Geographies Point, county, state
Public Edition or Subscriber-only Public Edition
Download Available yes
For more information https://atlas.eia.gov/datasets/eia::power-plants/about
Last updated on PolicyMap June 2024

Description:

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) U.S. Energy Mapping System provides the locations and capacity of operable electric generating plants which includes all plants that are operating, on standby, or short- or long-term out of service with a combined nameplate capacity of 1 MW or more. Generator-level data is collected as part of the EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report. Geographic coordinates are assigned to the plant locations in the source data.

Thematic indicators of electricity generation capacity were determined based on a spatial join performed by PolicyMap of geocoded plant locations and standard Census geographic boundaries. Generator-level megawatt output capacity was aggregated for county and state boundaries.

References in the data to “renewable” energy sources refers to energy from biomass, hydropower, geothermal, wind, and solar. This is consistent with how the EIA classifies renewable energy sources as outlined on their renewable sources webpage.

Available Data Layers & Indicators (6)
Electricity generation capacity from nonrenewable sources in 2019.
Electricity generation capacity from nonrenewable sources in 2023.
Electricity generation capacity from renewable sources in 2019.
Electricity generation capacity from renewable sources in 2023.
Total electricity generation capacity in 2019.
Total electricity generation capacity in 2023.