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
James H Miller JrAlabama Power (96.21%)PowerSouth Energy Cooperative (3.79%)
Jefferson County AL Coal 20,252,053MWh ↑ 19,657,302,878.9kg ↑ 1 970.6kg/MWh 221
LabadieAmeren Missouri (100.00%)
Franklin County MO Coal 16,590,993MWh ↑ 16,819,592,130.8kg ↑ 2 1013.8kg/MWh 173
Martin LakeLuminant Energy (100.00%)
Rusk County TX Coal 13,164,418MWh ↑ 14,631,323,822.9kg ↑ 3 1111.4kg/MWh 75
W A ParishNRG Energy (100.00%)
Thompsons TX Coal 12,934,117MWh ↑ 13,795,316,822.8kg ↑ 4 1066.6kg/MWh 117 1/2045
Monroe (MI)DTE Energy (100.00%)
Monroe County MI Coal 13,815,686MWh ↑ 13,574,658,910.1kg ↑ 5 982.6kg/MWh 207
Gavin Power, LLCArcLight Capital (50.00%)The Blackstone Group (50.00%)
Gallia County OH Coal 13,776,607MWh ↑ 13,264,761,516.8kg ↑ 6 962.8kg/MWh 226
Oak Grove (TX)Luminant Energy (100.00%)
Robertson County TX Coal 12,211,634MWh↓ 12,022,992,335.4kg ↓ 7 984.6kg/MWh 204
Prairie State Generating StationLively Grove Energy Partners LLC (2.41%)American Municipal Power (23.26%)Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (12.33%)Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency (7.60%)Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (7.90%)Wabash Valley Power Association (2.65%)Prairie Power Inc (8.22%)Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (15.17%)Kentucky Municipal Power Agency (7.82%)Indiana Municipal Power Agency (12.64%)
Washington County IL Coal 12,662,396MWh ↑ 11,307,605,416.8kg ↑ 8 893.0kg/MWh 257
FirstEnergy Harrison Power StationMon Power (100.00%)
Harrison County WV Coal 11,476,110MWh ↑ 11,037,080,617.4kg ↑ 9 961.7kg/MWh 227
John E AmosAppalachian Power Company (100.00%)
Putnam County WV Coal 11,956,892MWh ↑ 11,000,183,080.5kg ↑ 10 920.0kg/MWh 250
Jim BridgerIdaho Power (33.33%)PacifiCorp (66.67%)
Sweetwater County WY Coal 10,334,200MWh↓ 10,862,320,538.1kg ↓ 11 1051.1kg/MWh 126
GhentKentucky Utilities (100.00%)
Carroll County KY Coal 10,572,509MWh ↑ 10,733,635,210.1kg ↑ 12 1015.2kg/MWh 170
Fayette Power ProjectAustin Energy (36.25%)Lower Colorado River Authority (63.75%)
Fayette County TX Coal 10,266,507MWh ↑ 10,486,535,495.6kg ↑ 13 1021.4kg/MWh 162
ColstripPortland General Electric (19.96%)Talen Energy (17.70%)NorthWestern Energy (12.34%)Avista Utilities (14.97%)PacifiCorp (9.98%)Puget Sound Energy (25.05%)
Colstrip MT Coal 10,002,582MWh ↑ 10,396,252,115.2kg ↑ 14 1039.4kg/MWh 141
Cumberland (TN)Tennessee Valley Authority (100.00%)
Cumberland City TN Coal 10,286,757MWh ↑ 10,380,411,358.2kg ↑ 15 1009.1kg/MWh 183 12/2028
GibsonDuke Energy Indiana (89.38%)Wabash Valley Power Association (5.32%)Indiana Municipal Power Agency (5.30%)
Gibson County IN Coal 9,191,146MWh↓ 9,428,824,859.5kg ↓ 16 1025.9kg/MWh 157
Jeffrey Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%)
Pottawatomie County KS Coal 8,322,061MWh ↑ 9,365,693,525.4kg ↑ 17 1125.4kg/MWh 68
CardinalBuckeye Power (66.15%)AEP Ohio (33.85%)
Jefferson County OH Coal 10,019,137MWh ↑ 9,192,592,979.7kg ↑ 18 917.5kg/MWh 252
HunterDeseret Power (9.03%)Provo City Utilities (2.23%)Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (5.25%)PacifiCorp (83.50%)
Emery County UT Coal 9,240,947MWh ↑ 9,043,743,380.3kg ↑ 19 978.7kg/MWh 210
SchererJacksonville Electric Authority (9.88%)Georgia Power (15.18%)Florida Power & Light (32.00%)Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (12.88%)Gulf Power Company (3.86%)Dalton Utilities (0.60%)Oglethorpe Power Corporation (25.60%)
Monroe County GA Coal 8,323,638MWh ↑ 8,924,613,048.2kg ↑ 20 1072.2kg/MWh 108
Sherburne CountyNorthern States Power Company (83.92%)Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (16.08%)
Becker MN Coal 9,184,464MWh ↑ 8,905,165,152.9kg ↑ 21 969.6kg/MWh 223 12/2034
BowenGeorgia Power (100.00%)
Bartow County GA Coal 9,432,180MWh ↑ 8,651,079,726.1kg ↑ 22 917.2kg/MWh 253
Coal CreekGreat River Energy (100.00%)
McLean County ND Coal 8,966,221MWh ↑ 8,515,531,781.1kg ↑ 23 949.7kg/MWh 232 10/2022
Laramie River StationLincoln Electric System (7.81%)Missouri River Energy Services (8.49%)Tri State Generation (33.57%)Wyoming Municipal Power Agency (1.68%)Basin Electric Power Cooperative (48.45%)
Platte County WY Coal 8,279,842MWh ↑ 8,388,145,672kg ↑ 24 1013.1kg/MWh 175
SpringervilleTucson Electric Power (55.77%)Salt River Project (16.51%)Tri-State EMC (27.38%)
Apache County AZ Coal 8,101,725MWh ↑ 8,368,455,274.4kg ↑ 25 1032.9kg/MWh 150
AES PetersburgAES Indiana (100.00%)
Pike County IN Coal 8,289,743MWh ↑ 8,308,602,019.5kg ↑ 26 1002.3kg/MWh 190
J H CampbellWolverine Power Cooperative (1.46%)Michigan Public Power Agency (3.71%)Consumers Energy (94.83%)
Ottawa County MI Coal 8,249,921MWh ↑ 8,143,785,812.9kg ↑ 27 987.1kg/MWh 203 5/2025
Thomas HillAssociated Electric Cooperative (100.00%)
Randolph County MO Coal 8,564,890MWh ↑ 8,057,338,471.7kg ↑ 28 940.7kg/MWh 239
Comanche (CO)Intermountain Rural Electric (0.79%)Public Service Company of Colorado (98.96%)Holy Cross Energy (0.25%)
Pueblo CO Coal 7,936,813MWh ↑ 8,001,223,251.4kg ↑ 29 1008.1kg/MWh 185
H L SpurlockEast Kentucky Power Cooperative (100.00%)
Maysville KY Coal 8,339,893MWh ↑ 7,745,284,752.5kg ↑ 30 928.7kg/MWh 248
Rush IslandAmeren Missouri (100.00%)
Jefferson County MO Coal 8,197,883MWh ↑ 7,735,340,280.9kg ↑ 31 943.6kg/MWh 237 12/2039
Four CornersPublic Service Company of New Mexico (13.00%)El Paso Electric Company (3.30%)Salt River Project (10.00%)Tucson Electric Power (7.00%)4C Acquisition, LLC (3.70%)Arizona Public Service (63.00%)
San Juan County NM Coal 7,805,118MWh ↑ 7,581,538,150.6kg ↑ 32 971.4kg/MWh 220 12/2031
Trimble CountyIllinois Municipal Electric Agency (11.38%)Louisville Gas & Electric (38.07%)Indiana Municipal Power Agency (12.09%)Kentucky Utilities (35.39%)
Trimble County KY Coal 8,220,277MWh↓ 7,544,187,386kg ↓ 33 917.8kg/MWh 251
Pleasants Power StationFirst Energy (100.00%)
Pleasants County WV Coal 7,559,814MWh ↑ 7,527,681,033.4kg ↑ 34 995.7kg/MWh 197 6/2022
KeystoneKeystone Power LLC (3.70%)ArcLight Capital (55.62%)PSEG (11.67%)Talen Energy (12.34%)Keystone Power Pass-Through Holders LLC (16.67%)
Armstrong County PA Coal 7,414,071MWh ↑ 7,409,655,262kg ↑ 35 999.4kg/MWh 192
Mill Creek (KY)Louisville Gas & Electric (100.00%)
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government KY Coal 7,376,486MWh ↑ 7,394,683,653.5kg ↑ 36 1002.5kg/MWh 188
Craig (CO)Public Service Company of Colorado (6.08%)Salt River Project (18.14%)Tri State Generation (52.45%)Platte River Power Authority (11.26%)PacifiCorp (12.06%)
Moffat County CO Coal 7,260,616MWh ↑ 7,349,120,679kg ↑ 37 1012.2kg/MWh 176 12/2029
IatanMissouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (8.29%)Empire District Electric (12.00%)Evergy (77.23%)Kansas Electric Power Cooperative (2.49%)
Platte County MO Coal 7,798,473MWh ↑ 7,273,069,556.4kg ↑ 38 932.6kg/MWh 245
CrossSantee Cooper (100.00%)
Berkeley County SC Coal 7,322,978MWh ↑ 7,137,270,795.5kg ↑ 39 974.6kg/MWh 213
J K SpruceCPS Energy (100.00%)
Bexar County TX Coal 7,235,966MWh ↑ 7,114,149,867.6kg ↑ 40 983.2kg/MWh 206
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2021-06-02 Last Updated: 2022-03-09

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