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As of 2019, no power station comparable to Three Gorges is under construction, as the largest under construction power station is the hydroelectric Baihetan Dam (16,000 MW). [ 2 ] The proposed 20,000 MW Australia 's Darwin Solar Park , for the Australia-Asia Power Link , would be slightly below the capacity of the Three Gorges Dam.
All three of these are nuclear power plants, and eight of the top 10 power plants with the largest annual net generation in 2021 are nuclear power plants. [2] The largest power generating facility under construction is the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project in Wyoming, which will generate 2,500-3,000 MW when completed in 2026. [3]
The site of former Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant. This table lists stations that are permanently shut down. Listed on 1985, 2005-2022 ongoing. Power station
Only plants with capacity larger than 3,000 MW are listed. The Three Gorges Dam in Hubei , China, has the world's largest instantaneous generating capacity at 22,500 MW of power. In second place is the Baihetan Dam , also in China, with a capacity of 16,000 MW.
US nuclear power plants, highlighting recently and soon-to-be retired plants, as of 2013 (US EIA). Nuclear power plant locations and nameplate capacity of the top 10 states. Power plants map August 2016. This article lists the largest nuclear power stations in the United States, in terms of Nameplate capacity.
Since 2019, wind power has exceeded hydro as the largest renewable electricity source. [8] At 132 years old, the plant in Whiting, Wisconsin is the oldest power plant still running in the US. [57] The Grand Coulee Dam is the largest plant for hydro and in general in the US, and the fifth-largest hydro plant in the world.
This is a list of the largest operational natural gas-fired power stations in the United States. Chehalis Power Plant, a 698 MW natural gas power plant in Chehalis, Washington. In 2019 there were around 1900 natural gas power stations in the United States, of which about 800 belonged to electric utilities. [1]
A coal-fired power station or coal power plant is a thermal power station which burns coal to generate electricity. Worldwide there are about 2,500 coal-fired power stations, [ 1 ] on average capable of generating a gigawatt each.