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Which state makes the most nuclear power? ⚛️

1Guess
Which states make the most nuclear power in a year? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… California — or maybe New York!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Illinois makes about 1.32× as much nuclear power as #2 Pennsylvania — it runs one of the biggest fleets of reactors in the country.
    📚 Background Not a coastal high-tech state — Illinois makes the most nuclear power, about 1.3× as much as #2 Pennsylvania. Illinois runs one of the country's biggest fleets of nuclear reactors, and nuclear makes a huge share of its electricity. Only about half the states make any nuclear power at all. (U.S. EIA, electricity data)
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    I bet… California — or maybe New York!
    3Compare
    Nuclear power generated (billion kWh, by state, 2024)
    Illinois #1 99.2 billion kWh
    Highest: Illinois (99.2 billion kWh); lowest shown here: Nebraska (6.1 billion kWh).

    Note: net electricity from nuclear power plants, in billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) — 2024, U.S. EIA. Only about half the states have a nuclear plant; those are shown.

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    : 2024
    U.S. EIA: net generation from nuclear by state, 2024 (2026-07-24) — Official published values (the committed raw file holds EIA's megawatt-hour value for every generating state; the display converts to billion kWh).
    ↳ On eia.gov/electricity/data/state, open 'Annual generation by state and energy source', filter YEAR 2024, TYPE OF PRODUCER 'Total Electric Power Industry', ENERGY SOURCE 'Nuclear'.