Powering Earth
There are over 34,000 power generating facilities on Earth. This map catalogs their location, generating capacity, and other features.
Source: Global Power Dataset 1.3.0, World Resources Institue 2021.
Primary Fuel
Coal
Gas
Oil
Biomass
Geothermal
Tidal
Hydro
Wind
Solar
Nuclear
Other
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Commissioning Year
Year
1900
1960
2020
Year built records the first years that the building was constructed and does not include years for building modifications.
Renewable Fuel Type
Renewable
Non-Renewable
Nuclear
Plant Capacity
100 MW
5k MW
10k MW
The plant's capacity to generate energy over the course of 1 hour (megawatts).
Fuel Type
Facility Age
Renewable
