Power plants set to retire, by state
That is 5.5% of 1,318,784 MW operating. 42,794 MW is coal and 24,714 MW natural gas. Tennessee has the largest share (26.7%). From 2021 to August 2026, 57,929 MW has already retired. Source: EIA-860M, August 2026.
By state
- 0.0% to 0.0%
- 0.0% to 1.7%
- 1.7% to 4.0%
- 4.0% to 10.9%
- 10.9% to 26.7%
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{ENAME}, Ten largest retirement lists against operating capacity: EIA-860M, August 2026.
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| Tennessee | 26.7% | 1st | 4,593 | 5,644 |
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| Minnesota | 25.9% | 2nd | 2,067 | 4,840 |
| Colorado | 18.0% | 3rd | 3,286 | 3,929 |
| Kansas | 17.2% | 4th | 3,386 | 3,465 |
| Michigan | 16.7% | 5th | 5,666 | 5,702 |
| New Mexico | 16.2% | 6th | 1,540 | 2,839 |
| Maryland | 15.9% | 7th | 1,273 | 1,975 |
| Indiana | 12.1% | 8th | 3,867 | 3,868 |
| Louisiana | 11.5% | 9th | – | 2,982 |
| Wisconsin | 10.9% | 10th | 1,744 | 2,009 |
| Mississippi | 10.3% | 11th | 1,004 | 1,710 |
| New Hampshire | 10.1% | 12th | 438 | 438 |
| Missouri | 8.9% | 13th | 1,691 | 1,947 |
| Pennsylvania | 7.8% | 14th | – | 3,875 |
| North Carolina | 7.7% | 15th | 1,734 | 2,819 |
| Illinois | 5.9% | 16th | 2,864 | 2,864 |
| South Dakota | 5.8% | 17th | – | 419 |
| Kentucky | 5.6% | 18th | 1,072 | 1,072 |
| South Carolina | 5.1% | 19th | 1,130 | 1,287 |
| Texas | 4.0% | 20th | 1,627 | 7,701 |
| Florida | 3.8% | 21st | 1,422 | 2,830 |
| Arizona | 3.7% | 22nd | 1,549 | 1,552 |
| California | 3.2% | 23rd | – | 3,360 |
| Arkansas | 3.1% | 24th | – | 522 |
| Nevada | 2.9% | 25th | – | 512 |
| Nebraska | 2.1% | 26th | – | 240 |
| Ohio | 1.9% | 27th | 620 | 620 |
| Wyoming | 1.9% | 28th | 220 | 220 |
| Utah | 1.7% | 29th | – | 200 |
| Washington | 1.7% | 30th | – | 524 |
| New Jersey | 1.7% | 31st | – | 280 |
| Virginia | 1.5% | 32nd | – | 460 |
| Hawaii | 0.9% | 33rd | – | 32 |
| Iowa | 0.5% | 34th | – | 120 |
| Oklahoma | 0.4% | 35th | – | 122 |
| New York | 0.3% | 36th | – | 145 |
| Connecticut | 0.2% | 37th | – | 23 |
| Delaware | 0.1% | 38th | – | 4 |
| Maine | 0.1% | 39th | – | 5 |
| Alaska | 0.0% | 40th | – | 1 |
| Montana | 0.0% | 41st | – | 3 |
| Oregon | 0.0% | 42nd | – | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 0.0% | 43rd | – | 4 |
| Alabama | 0.0% | 44th | – | – |
| District of Columbia | 0.0% | 44th | – | – |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 44th | – | – |
| Idaho | 0.0% | 44th | – | – |
| North Dakota | 0.0% | 44th | – | – |
| Rhode Island | 0.0% | 44th | – | – |
| Vermont | 0.0% | 44th | – | – |
| West Virginia | 0.0% | 44th | – | – |
Sources
Retirement dates come from the Operating sheet of the August 2026 EIA-860M file, and retired totals from its Retired sheet (2021 onward); pulled 5 Oct 2026.
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Questions
Which state has the most capacity set to retire compared with what it runs?
Tennessee: 5,644 MW with a retirement date against 21,163 MW operating, 26.7%.
How much capacity has a planned retirement date?
73,169 MW in the U.S., 5.5% of operating capacity; 42,794 MW is coal and 24,714 MW natural gas.
How much capacity retired since 2021?
57,929 MW from 2021 to August 2026.
Are retirement dates firm?
No. Owners move them, and grid operators sometimes ask plants to stay. The date is a plan, not a commitment.
Does the list include plants due to retire after 2035?
Yes. The state pages show the ten-year window by year; the table here counts every listed retirement date.
Could the retirement figures shift?
They already move month to month as owners file updates, so treat them as a snapshot.