4,119
Total Plants Retiring
330,110 MW
Total Capacity
55.1
Average Age at Retirement (Years)
2025-2050
Retirement Period
1. Retirement Timeline Analysis
2. Fuel Type Comprehensive Analysis
3. Unit Type Distribution
5. Retirement Type Distribution
6. Plant Age at Retirement Distribution
7. Top 20 Largest Retiring Plants
| Unit Name |
Fuel Type |
Market Area |
Capacity (MW) |
Retirement Year |
Retirement Type |
| Midland Cogeneration Venture CC |
Gas |
MISO-MI |
2,049.4 |
2036 |
Age-Based |
| Grand Gulf Nuclear Station 1 |
Uranium |
MISO-MS |
1,573.8 |
2044 |
Age-Based |
| Gavin 1 |
Coal |
PJM-AEP |
1,361.0 |
2048 |
Age-Based |
| Susquehanna 1 |
Uranium |
PJM-EPA |
1,344.1 |
2042 |
Age-Based |
| Susquehanna 2 |
Uranium |
PJM-EPA |
1,344.0 |
2044 |
Age-Based |
| Waterford 3 3 |
Uranium |
MISO-Gulf |
1,315.2 |
2044 |
Age-Based |
| Perry OH 1 |
Uranium |
PJM-ATSI |
1,312.5 |
2046 |
Age-Based |
| Byron Generating Station IL 1 |
Uranium |
PJM-CE |
1,307.2 |
2044 |
Age-Based |
| Byron Generating Station IL 2 |
Uranium |
PJM-CE |
1,307.2 |
2046 |
Age-Based |
| Braidwood Generation Station 1 |
Uranium |
PJM-CE |
1,307.2 |
2047 |
Age-Based |
| Rockport 1 |
Coal |
PJM-AEP |
1,300.0 |
2028 |
Announced |
| Rockport 2 |
Coal |
PJM-AEP |
1,300.0 |
2028 |
Announced |
| John E Amos 3 |
Coal |
PJM-AEP |
1,300.0 |
2047 |
Age-Based |
| Cumberland TN 2 |
Coal |
TVA |
1,300.0 |
2026 |
Announced |
| Cumberland TN 1 |
Coal |
TVA |
1,300.0 |
2028 |
Announced |
| Braidwood Generation Station 2 |
Uranium |
PJM-CE |
1,282.8 |
2047 |
Age-Based |
| Bayside Power Station CC2 |
Gas |
Florida |
1,277.3 |
2039 |
Announced |
| Comanche Peak 1 |
Uranium |
ERCOT-N |
1,269.7 |
2049 |
Age-Based |
| Blue Water Energy Center CC1 |
Gas |
MISO-MI |
1,267.4 |
2035 |
Age-Based |
| Belews Creek 1 |
Coal |
NC-SC |
1,245.6 |
2036 |
Announced |
8. Fuel Type Summary Statistics
| Fuel Type |
Total Capacity (MW) |
Number of Units |
Average Unit Size (MW) |
% of Total Capacity |
| Gas |
153,847.9 |
1,736 |
88.6 |
46.6% |
| Coal |
112,176.1 |
263 |
426.5 |
34.0% |
| Uranium |
38,095.9 |
34 |
1,120.5 |
11.5% |
| Oil |
22,910.0 |
1,769 |
12.9 |
6.9% |
| Coal CCS |
1,216.6 |
2 |
608.3 |
0.4% |
| Biomass |
706.3 |
51 |
13.8 |
0.2% |
| Wind |
324.5 |
6 |
54.1 |
0.1% |
| Landfill Gas |
248.5 |
200 |
1.2 |
0.1% |
| Battery Storage |
225.6 |
9 |
25.1 |
0.1% |
| Solar |
157.7 |
25 |
6.3 |
0.0% |
| Other |
120.2 |
6 |
20.0 |
0.0% |
| Hydro |
80.3 |
18 |
4.5 |
0.0% |
9. Top 15 Market Areas Summary
| Market Area |
Total Capacity (MW) |
Number of Units |
% of Total Capacity |
| NC-SC |
22,365.0 |
132 |
6.8% |
| PJM-CE |
18,108.9 |
127 |
5.5% |
| SE |
17,735.6 |
108 |
5.4% |
| MISO-MI |
16,432.7 |
220 |
5.0% |
| PJM-AEP |
14,099.0 |
91 |
4.3% |
| Florida |
13,540.1 |
124 |
4.1% |
| SPP-C |
13,318.2 |
112 |
4.0% |
| TVA |
10,934.7 |
101 |
3.3% |
| MISO-Gulf |
10,845.7 |
43 |
3.3% |
| MISO-IN |
9,068.1 |
72 |
2.7% |
| ERCOT-N |
8,305.2 |
40 |
2.5% |
| PJM-MidE |
8,168.1 |
141 |
2.5% |
| PJM-SW |
7,748.6 |
38 |
2.3% |
| PJM-EPA |
7,474.3 |
35 |
2.3% |
| ERCOT-H |
7,295.5 |
37 |
2.2% |