Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)
Form EIA?860 is the U.S. Energy Information Administration?s annual survey of power plants and generators with at least 1 MW of total nameplate capacity. The ?Form EIA?860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA?860A/860B)? files provide machine?readable, generator?level records covering plant characteristics, unit capacities and fuel types, ownership structure, environmental control equipment, and planned additions or retirements. These datasets underpin many official statistics in the Electric Power Annual and are widely used by researchers and planners to track the evolution of the U.S. generation fleet, benchmark resource mix assumptions, and support capacity?expansion and reliability studies. The detailed files are updated annually, with supplemental monthly updates provided through Form EIA?860M.
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AB - Form EIA‑860 is the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s annual survey of power plants and generators with at least 1 MW of total nameplate capacity. The ‘Form EIA‑860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA‑860A/860B)’ files provide machine‑readable, generator‑level records covering plant characteristics, unit capacities and fuel types, ownership structure, environmental control equipment, and planned additions or retirements. These datasets underpin many official statistics in the Electric Power Annual and are widely used by researchers and planners to track the evolution of the U.S. generation fleet, benchmark resource mix assumptions, and support capacity‑expansion and reliability studies. The detailed files are updated annually, with supplemental monthly updates provided through Form EIA‑860M.
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DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Bioenergy
KW - Biomass
KW - Biogas
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Wind energy
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
KW - Policy and regulation
KW - Policy
KW - Regulation
KW - Case studies
KW - Performance
LA - English
DA - 2025/11/09
PY - 2025
PB - U.S. Energy Information Administration
T1 - Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/169
ER -
. Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B). U.S. Energy Information Administration, 9 November, 2025, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/169.
. (2025). Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B). [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/169
. Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B). U.S. Energy Information Administration, November, 9, 2025. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/169
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abstractNote = {Form EIA?860 is the U.S. Energy Information Administration?s annual survey of power plants and generators with at least 1 MW of total nameplate capacity. The ?Form EIA?860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA?860A/860B)? files provide machine?readable, generator?level records covering plant characteristics, unit capacities and fuel types, ownership structure, environmental control equipment, and planned additions or retirements. These datasets underpin many official statistics in the Electric Power Annual and are widely used by researchers and planners to track the evolution of the U.S. generation fleet, benchmark resource mix assumptions, and support capacity?expansion and reliability studies. The detailed files are updated annually, with supplemental monthly updates provided through Form EIA?860M.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/169},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, U.S. Energy Information Administration, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/169},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-06}
}
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Data from Nov 9, 2025
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Contact
Electricity Data Experts
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Keywords
Bioenergy, Biomass, Biogas, Solar, Photovoltaics, PV, Wind energy, Planning and design, Planning, Design, Policy and regulation, Policy, Regulation, Case studies, Performance