# Nuclear electricity generation

Net electricity generated by nuclear power plants in the year, in terawatt hours, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Form EIA-923.

## Key facts

- Nuclear electricity generation in the United States was 784.78 TWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- Illinois had the highest nuclear electricity generation of 28 states in 2025, at 97.67 TWh, and Nebraska the lowest, at 6.92 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- Published for 32 places, with figures from 2001 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-11.

- Indicator id: `electricity_generation_nuclear`
- Unit: TWh
- Note: United States and its states only. States without a nuclear plant have no value; a state's series stops when its last reactor closes.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nuclear-electricity-generation
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/electricity_generation_nuclear

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | TWh | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2025 | 784.78 | Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Electricity data browser: net generation, nuclear, all sectors, annual (EIA-923). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/nuclear-electricity-generation/us-states.md) (31 places)