The Largest Coal Power Plants in the US
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | MWh Generated | CO2 Emissions | Rank Emissions | CO2 Emissions/MWh | Rant Emissions/MWh | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LabadieAmeren Missouri (100.00%) | Franklin County | MO | Coal | 15,751,085MWh↓ | 16,548,585,240.7kg↓ | 1 | 1050.6kg/MWh | 125 | |
| Jefferson County | AL | Coal | 15,768,077MWh↓ | 15,843,617,085kg↓ | 2 | 1004.8kg/MWh | 163 | ||
Martin LakeLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Rusk County | TX | Coal | 12,364,610MWh↑ | 13,755,499,763.4kg↑ | 3 | 1112.5kg/MWh | 72 | |
Oak Grove (TX)Luminant Energy (100.00%) | Robertson County | TX | Coal | 11,568,655MWh↓ | 12,243,018,669.3kg↓ | 4 | 1058.3kg/MWh | 119 | |
| Gallia County | OH | Coal | 13,489,997MWh↑ | 12,040,224,764.5kg↑ | 5 | 892.5kg/MWh | 221 | ||
| Colstrip | MT | Coal | 10,901,378MWh↑ | 11,466,692,188kg↑ | 6 | 1051.9kg/MWh | 122 | ||
Prairie State Generating StationIndiana Municipal Power Agency (12.64%)Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (15.17%)Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (7.90%)Wabash Valley Power Association (2.67%)Prairie Power Inc (8.22%)American Municipal Power (23.26%)Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (12.33%)Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency (7.60%)Kentucky Municipal Power Agency (7.82%)Lively Grove Energy Partners LLC (2.39%) | Washington County | IL | Coal | 12,514,314MWh↑ | 11,120,560,640.6kg↑ | 7 | 888.6kg/MWh | 222 | |
W A ParishNRG Energy (100.00%) | Thompsons | TX | Coal | 9,608,491MWh↓ | 10,888,185,831.7kg↓ | 8 | 1133.2kg/MWh | 62 | |
FirstEnergy Harrison Power StationMon Power (100.00%) | Harrison County | WV | Coal | 10,777,121MWh↓ | 10,581,617,077.8kg↓ | 9 | 981.9kg/MWh | 185 | |
| Carroll County | KY | Coal | 9,942,953MWh↓ | 10,068,993,466.4kg↑ | 10 | 1012.7kg/MWh | 157 | ||
| Bartow County | GA | Coal | 10,877,137MWh↑ | 9,970,504,897.8kg↑ | 11 | 916.6kg/MWh | 218 | ||
| Platte County | WY | Coal | 9,257,237MWh↓ | 9,540,155,361.3kg↓ | 12 | 1030.6kg/MWh | 138 | ||
Monroe (MI)DTE Energy (100.00%) | Monroe County | MI | Coal | 10,169,445MWh↓ | 9,393,480,107.6kg↓ | 13 | 923.7kg/MWh | 217 | |
CardinalBuckeye Power (100.00%) | Jefferson County | OH | Coal | 9,962,173MWh↓ | 9,256,934,445.4kg↓ | 14 | 929.2kg/MWh | 213 | |
| Gibson County | IN | Coal | 8,321,198MWh↓ | 9,037,598,931.7kg↓ | 15 | 1086.1kg/MWh | 96 | ||
Cumberland (TN)Tennessee Valley Authority (100.00%) | Cumberland City | TN | Coal | 8,856,694MWh↑ | 8,984,209,470.7kg↑ | 16 | 1014.4kg/MWh | 155 | 12/2028 |
| Sweetwater County | WY | Coal | 8,122,706MWh↓ | 8,787,599,072.7kg↓ | 17 | 1081.9kg/MWh | 99 | 12/2037 | |
John E AmosAppalachian Power Company (100.00%) | Putnam County | WV | Coal | 8,931,959MWh↑ | 8,601,610,077.3kg↑ | 18 | 963.0kg/MWh | 195 | |
| Berkeley County | SC | Coal | 8,537,548MWh↑ | 8,198,561,935.5kg↑ | 19 | 960.3kg/MWh | 198 | ||
| Fayette County | TX | Coal | 7,600,611MWh↓ | 7,993,059,125.2kg↓ | 20 | 1051.6kg/MWh | 123 | ||
| Monroe County | GA | Coal | 7,040,559MWh↑ | 7,698,846,147.3kg↑ | 21 | 1093.5kg/MWh | 87 | ||
| San Juan County | NM | Coal | 7,777,642MWh↓ | 7,531,212,738.8kg↓ | 22 | 968.3kg/MWh | 193 | 12/2031 | |
LimestoneNRG Energy (100.00%) | Limestone County | TX | Coal | 6,231,188MWh↓ | 7,392,560,088.4kg↓ | 23 | 1186.4kg/MWh | 38 | 12/2029 |
Gerald GentlemanNebraska Public Power District (100.00%) | Lincoln County | NE | Coal | 7,581,917MWh↑ | 7,363,889,108.2kg↑ | 24 | 971.2kg/MWh | 191 | |
Mill Creek (KY)Louisville Gas & Electric (100.00%) | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government | KY | Coal | 7,607,729MWh↑ | 7,287,987,014.9kg↑ | 25 | 958.0kg/MWh | 200 | |
H L SpurlockEast Kentucky Power Cooperative (100.00%) | Maysville | KY | Coal | 7,678,592MWh↓ | 7,172,890,595.2kg↓ | 26 | 934.1kg/MWh | 210 | |
| Apache County | AZ | Coal | 6,658,704MWh↓ | 7,076,689,569.4kg↓ | 27 | 1062.8kg/MWh | 115 | ||
La CygneEvergy (100.00%) | Linn County | KS | Coal | 6,579,879MWh↓ | 6,967,039,443.3kg↓ | 28 | 1058.8kg/MWh | 118 | |
Coal CreekRainbow Energy Center (100.00%) | McLean County | ND | Coal | 7,157,087MWh↓ | 6,827,511,044.8kg↓ | 29 | 954.0kg/MWh | 202 | |
| Trimble County | KY | Coal | 6,986,541MWh↓ | 6,478,618,355.8kg↓ | 30 | 927.3kg/MWh | 216 | ||
| Ottawa County | MI | Coal | 6,481,947MWh↓ | 6,442,577,037.5kg↓ | 31 | 993.9kg/MWh | 173 | 5/2025 | |
Baldwin Energy ComplexDynegy Energy Services (100.00%) | Randolph County | IL | Coal | 6,054,919MWh↑ | 6,403,488,910.4kg↑ | 32 | 1057.6kg/MWh | 120 | 12/2025 |
| Pueblo | CO | Coal | 6,619,014MWh↑ | 6,373,757,416.8kg↑ | 33 | 962.9kg/MWh | 196 | ||
Jeffrey Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%) | Pottawatomie County | KS | Coal | 5,789,350MWh↓ | 6,373,488,353kg↓ | 34 | 1100.9kg/MWh | 82 | |
| Becker | MN | Coal | 6,627,969MWh↓ | 6,258,482,313.7kg↓ | 35 | 944.3kg/MWh | 206 | 12/2034 | |
| St. Clair County | MI | Coal | 5,538,972MWh↓ | 5,900,779,235.2kg↓ | 36 | 1065.3kg/MWh | 111 | ||
| Oak Creek | WI | Coal | 6,564,628MWh↑ | 5,891,638,496.9kg↑ | 37 | 897.5kg/MWh | 220 | ||
Nebraska CityOmaha Public Power District (100.00%) | Otoe County | NE | Coal | 5,775,766MWh↓ | 5,792,196,327.2kg↓ | 38 | 1002.8kg/MWh | 164 | |
Thomas HillAssociated Electric Cooperative (100.00%) | Randolph County | MO | Coal | 6,007,084MWh↓ | 5,746,465,001.4kg↓ | 39 | 956.6kg/MWh | 201 | |
Walter Scott Jr Energy CenterAtlantic Municipal Utilities (1.42%)Cedar Falls Electric Utility (2.68%)Alta Municipal Utilities (0.06%)New Hampton Electric (0.24%)Spencer Municipal Utilities (0.49%)Sumner, Iowa Electric Utility (0.06%)West Bend Electric (0.06%)Eldridge Electric (0.23%)Lincoln Electric System (5.49%)MidAmerican Energy (70.66%)Montezuma, Indiana Electric Utility (0.18%)Waverly Utilities (0.17%)Central Iowa Power Cooperative (10.65%)Corn Belt Power Cooperative (4.58%)Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (3.00%) | Council Bluffs | IA | Coal | 5,766,923MWh↓ | 5,679,627,991.6kg↓ | 40 | 984.9kg/MWh | 183 |
Published: 2024-03-30
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