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Power Plants by Commissioning Year

When the world’s fleet came online — decade by decade — and the newest stations to enter service.

Additions by Decade

2030s1 · 0 GW
2020s560 · 119 GW
2010s16,372 · 2,778 GW
2000s5,439 · 1,821 GW
1990s2,607 · 1,080 GW
1980s1,825 · 848 GW
1970s1,452 · 944 GW
1960s1,177 · 354 GW
1950s723 · 127 GW
1940s258 · 37 GW
1930s223 · 34 GW
1920s339 · 15 GW
1910s186 · 13 GW
1900s101 · 3 GW

Newest Stations

Narrogin wind farm

Australia · Wind

200MW · 2030

West Camp Wind Farm

United States of America · Wind

500MW · 2026

Vineyard Wind 1

United States of America · Wind

800MW · 2026

SunZia Wind North

United States of America · Wind

1,089MW · 2026

SunZia Wind South

United States of America · Wind

2,561MW · 2026

Sizewell C nuclear power station

United Kingdom · Nuclear

0MW · 2025

Naitwar Mori Hydro Power Station

India · Hydroelectric

60MW · 2025

Hultsfred Solar Farm

Sweden · Solar

100MW · 2025

Elektrocieplownia Czechnica 2

Poland · Natural Gas

179MW · 2025

Parliament Solar

United States of America · Solar

480MW · 2025