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Electric Power Annual 2010 Data Tables

With Data for 2010   |  Release Date:  November 09, 2011   |  Next Release Date: November 2012

Table 5.1. Count of Electric Power Industry Power Plants, by Sector, by Predominant Energy Sources within Plant, 2002 through 2010
(Count)
Period Coal Petroleum Natural Gas Other Gases Nuclear Hydroelectric Conventional Other Renewables Hydroelectric Pumped Storage Other
Total (All Sectors)
2002 633 1,147 1,649 40 66 1,426 682 38 28
2003 629 1,166 1,693 40 66 1,425 741 38 27
2004 625 1,143 1,670 46 66 1,425 749 39 28
2005 619 1,133 1,664 44 66 1,422 781 39 29
2006 616 1,148 1,659 46 66 1,421 843 39 29
2007 606 1,163 1,659 46 66 1,424 929 39 25
2008 598 1,170 1,655 43 66 1,423 1,076 39 29
2009 593 1,168 1,652 43 66 1,427 1,219 39 28
2010 580 1,169 1,657 48 66 1,432 1,356 39 32
Electricity Generators, Electric Utilities
2002 363 811 699 1 37 913 57 33 0
2003 359 827 715 1 37 912 64 33 1
2004 357 816 722 2 37 908 65 34 1
2005 353 813 743 1 37 906 71 34 1
2006 353 832 758 1 37 905 84 34 1
2007 351 851 767 1 37 904 93 34 1
2008 348 866 774 0 37 902 107 34 1
2009 346 861 776 0 37 903 132 34 1
2010 339 861 781 3 37 904 159 34 0
Electricity Generators, Independent Power Producers
2002 106 180 326 1 29 455 430 5 4
2003 99 182 350 0 29 456 468 5 2
2004 100 173 355 1 29 457 478 5 2
2005 101 170 357 2 29 456 502 5 2
2006 101 166 356 2 29 458 552 5 2
2007 101 166 364 1 29 462 625 5 1
2008 99 166 365 0 29 464 751 5 2
2009 97 169 369 1 29 468 866 5 2
2010 99 171 374 1 29 472 964 5 6
Combined Heat and Power, Electric Power
2002 44 15 169 2 0 0 28 0 0
2003 49 17 187 3 0 0 34 0 0
2004 48 15 180 3 0 0 30 0 0
2005 48 14 177 3 0 0 33 0 0
2006 50 15 173 4 0 0 32 0 0
2007 48 12 170 4 0 0 32 0 0
2008 47 12 169 3 0 0 36 0 0
2009 49 10 165 3 0 0 39 0 0
2010 45 10 161 2 0 0 41 0 0
Combined Heat and Power, Commercial[1]
2002 22 63 122 0 0 9 41 0 0
2003 22 65 121 0 0 9 44 0 0
2004 21 65 121 1 0 9 46 0 0
2005 20 64 113 1 0 9 48 0 0
2006 22 62 109 1 0 9 47 0 0
2007 20 64 106 1 0 9 47 0 1
2008 20 62 106 1 0 9 49 0 1
2009 18 66 107 1 0 9 48 0 1
2010 17 67 110 1 0 9 57 0 1
Combined Heat and Power, Industrial[1]
2002 98 71 317 36 0 49 125 0 24
2003 100 71 310 36 0 48 130 0 24
2004 99 74 292 39 0 51 130 0 25
2005 97 72 274 37 0 51 127 0 26
2006 90 73 263 38 0 49 128 0 26
2007 86 70 252 39 0 49 132 0 22
2008 84 64 241 39 0 48 133 0 25
2009 83 62 235 38 0 47 134 0 24
2010 80 60 231 41 0 47 135 0 25
[1] Small number of electricity-only non-Combined Heat and Power plants may be included.
Note: 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 (Table 1.2) 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 site. In addition, changes to predominant energy sources and status codes from year to year may result in changes to previously-posted data.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report."