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US grid overview · EIA · last 7 days

The American power grid, last 7 days

Generation by fuel, hourly demand, nameplate capacity and state-level rankings across the past week — sourced from the latest available U.S. Energy Information Administration public datasets.

Total operating capacity
as of now
1.2 TW
7 fuel types
Renewable nameplate share
as of now
31% 371.0 GW
wind · solar · hydro · geo
Peak hourly demand (US48)
over last 7 days
511.3 GW
avg 421.9 GW across the past week
States tracked
as of now
51
50 states + DC
Monthly net generation
Renewable vs fossil (TWh) · last 7 days
EIA · last 7 days
US48 hourly demand
511.3 GW peak
Trailing 168 hours from EIA hourly grid monitor.
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Each move below uses the current EIA public-data snapshot — 31% renewable nameplate capacity, peak 511.3 GW across the selected demand window. Tap any row to see where timing can reduce emissions and improve margin.
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By current capacity
Top states by operating capacity
Ranked from 51 states with EIA-860 rows in this snapshot · scroll for full list
TX
148.3 GW
CA
86.9 GW
FL
68.3 GW
PA
52.7 GW
NY
48.9 GW
IL
45.5 GW
OH
43.8 GW
GA
41.2 GW
NC
39.6 GW
AZ
35.7 GW
WA
33.9 GW
CO
28.8 GW
MI
32.4 GW
VA
31.9 GW
AL
31.2 GW
IN
30.8 GW
LA
29.7 GW
OK
28.3 GW
MO
25.4 GW
TN
24.1 GW
MN
23.5 GW
WI
22.1 GW
SC
27.6 GW
IA
21.8 GW
OR
19.9 GW
MD
13.2 GW
KY
18.7 GW
MS
17.4 GW
AR
16.9 GW
KS
17.8 GW
NJ
19.3 GW
NV
16.5 GW
NM
13.9 GW
NE
11.2 GW
UT
12.4 GW
MA
13.8 GW
ND
13.6 GW
SD
8.9 GW
MT
7.8 GW
WV
15.2 GW
WY
12.7 GW
ID
5.4 GW
ME
4.9 GW
NH
4.6 GW
CT
9.8 GW
HI
3.1 GW
AK
2.8 GW
DE
3.4 GW
RI
2.2 GW
VT
1.4 GW
DC
100 MW
By fuel · last 7 days
Actual generation mix
Total generation in window: 1067.3 TWh
Dispatchable
73%
Gas (marginal)
42%
Variable
24%

Bars above are actual MWh generated over the selected window. The dispatch decomposition below stays on nameplate capacity — that's a structural reserve story, not an energy one. Gas is broken out because it often sets the marginal price and covers net-load ramps.

Plotting Texas grid…
TX148.3 GW
Largest grid: Texas

Texas carries the most operating capacity of any state at 148.3 GW. The Lower 48 as a whole peaked at 511.3 GW this week (avg 421.9 GW).

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