EIA-860 Operating Power Generators (every US power plant)

Dataset · US Energy Information Administration · primary source ↗

Every operating US power generator from EIA Form 860 monthly snapshot. ~27k generators across ~12k unique plants. Each row: state, sector (Electric Utility / IPP / CHP), owner-operator entity name, plant ID + name, generator ID, technology (Coal / Natural Gas Combined Cycle / Solar PV / Wind / Nuclear / Hydroelectric / etc), energy source code (COL, NG, SUN, WND, NUC), prime mover code, balancing authority, net summer capacity MW, operating status. Joins to utility holding companies via owner_name.

Source agency
US Energy Information Administration
License
CC0 / US public domain
Coverage
27k generators
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Keywords

EIA 860power plantelectricity generationfossil fuelrenewable energysolarwindnuclear plantcoal plant

Provenance

Every record in this dataset can be traced back to its primary source at https://api.eia.gov/v2/electricity/operating-generator-capacity. Underlying content is a US federal government work (public domain under 17 USC §105); our derived data is licensed CC0 1.0.

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