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 (96.47%)PowerSouth Energy Cooperative (3.53%)	Jefferson County	AL	Coal	18,485,397MWh↑	18,209,355,509.8kg↑	1	985.1kg/MWh	142
LabadieAmeren Missouri (100.00%)	Franklin County	MO	Coal	15,215,575MWh↓	15,547,784,477.5kg↓	2	1021.8kg/MWh	116
Monroe (MI)DTE Energy (100.00%)	Monroe County	MI	Coal	13,738,392MWh↑	13,397,016,504.5kg↑	3	975.2kg/MWh	151
W A ParishNRG Energy (100.00%)	Thompsons	TX	Coal	11,705,814MWh↑	12,987,015,368.4kg↑	4	1109.5kg/MWh	55
Oak Grove (TX)Luminant Energy (100.00%)	Robertson County	TX	Coal	11,348,899MWh↑	12,657,727,789kg↑	5	1115.3kg/MWh	51
GhentKentucky Utilities (100.00%)	Carroll County	KY	Coal	11,413,868MWh↑	11,526,265,583.4kg↑	6	1009.8kg/MWh	128
Gavin Power, LLCArcLight Capital (50.00%)The Blackstone Group (50.00%)	Gallia County	OH	Coal	12,249,598MWh↓	11,271,109,803.4kg↑	7	920.1kg/MWh	179
GibsonDuke Energy Indiana (90.84%)Indiana Municipal Power Agency (4.57%)Wabash Valley Power Association (4.58%)	Gibson County	IN	Coal	10,577,625MWh↑	10,921,106,732.8kg↑	8	1032.5kg/MWh	109
FirstEnergy Harrison Power StationMon Power (100.00%)	Harrison County	WV	Coal	10,951,289MWh↓	10,753,765,481.4kg↓	9	982.0kg/MWh	145
BowenGeorgia Power (100.00%)	Bartow County	GA	Coal	11,359,920MWh↑	10,519,219,274.1kg↑	10	926.0kg/MWh	178
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 (2.45%)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 (2.61%)	Washington County	IL	Coal	11,240,367MWh↓	9,983,120,085kg↓	11	888.1kg/MWh	181
Martin LakeLuminant Energy (100.00%)	Rusk County	TX	Coal	8,750,102MWh↓	9,919,666,691.6kg↓	12	1133.7kg/MWh	42
J H CampbellConsumers Energy (95.36%)Wolverine Power Cooperative (1.31%)Michigan Public Power Agency (3.33%)	Ottawa County	MI	Coal	9,435,292MWh↑	9,307,224,766.1kg↑	13	986.4kg/MWh	141	5/2025
CardinalBuckeye Power (100.00%)	Jefferson County	OH	Coal	9,797,221MWh↑	9,253,820,385.9kg↑	14	944.5kg/MWh	170
ColstripAvista Utilities (15.00%)NorthWestern Energy (14.91%)PacifiCorp (10.00%)Portland General Electric (20.00%)Puget Sound Energy (25.00%)Talen Energy (15.09%)	Colstrip	MT	Coal	8,755,607MWh↓	9,252,889,552.6kg↓	15	1056.8kg/MWh	88
John E AmosAppalachian Power Company (100.00%)	Putnam County	WV	Coal	9,471,480MWh↑	9,200,815,145.3kg↑	16	971.4kg/MWh	154
CrossSantee Cooper (100.00%)	Berkeley County	SC	Coal	9,391,015MWh↑	9,108,911,958.1kg↑	17	970.0kg/MWh	157
Cumberland (TN)Tennessee Valley Authority (100.00%)	Cumberland City	TN	Coal	9,237,353MWh↑	8,869,998,591.1kg↑	18	960.2kg/MWh	161	12/2028
SchererDalton Utilities (0.99%)Georgia Power (27.78%)Gulf Power Company (7.27%)Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (21.41%)Oglethorpe Power Corporation (42.54%)	Monroe County	GA	Coal	7,528,174MWh↑	8,266,004,408kg↑	19	1098.0kg/MWh	63
Laramie River StationBasin Electric Power Cooperative (47.10%)Lincoln Electric System (8.90%)Missouri River Energy Services (10.24%)Tri State Generation (32.16%)Wyoming Municipal Power Agency (1.61%)	Platte County	WY	Coal	7,756,169MWh↓	8,180,892,816.3kg↓	20	1054.8kg/MWh	90
Fayette Power ProjectAustin Energy (35.91%)Lower Colorado River Authority (64.09%)	Fayette County	TX	Coal	7,693,934MWh↑	8,062,328,703.1kg↑	21	1047.9kg/MWh	96
Coal CreekRainbow Energy Center (100.00%)	McLean County	ND	Coal	8,131,612MWh↑	7,762,080,461.6kg↑	22	954.6kg/MWh	162
Jeffrey Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%)	Pottawatomie County	KS	Coal	6,920,136MWh↑	7,699,588,720.4kg↑	23	1112.6kg/MWh	53
H L SpurlockEast Kentucky Power Cooperative (100.00%)	Maysville	KY	Coal	8,057,955MWh↑	7,506,324,805.8kg↑	24	931.5kg/MWh	174
RockportIndiana Michigan Power (100.00%)	Spencer County	IN	Coal	7,361,409MWh↑	7,444,571,544kg↑	25	1011.3kg/MWh	126	12/2028
Belle RiverDTE Energy (81.86%)Michigan Public Power Agency (18.14%)	St. Clair County	MI	Coal	6,878,807MWh↑	7,197,986,880.4kg↑	26	1046.4kg/MWh	98
Trimble CountyKentucky Utilities (33.64%)Louisville Gas & Electric (40.01%)Indiana Municipal Power Agency (12.19%)Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (11.47%)	Trimble County	KY	Coal	7,584,248MWh↓	7,181,068,254.9kg↓	27	946.8kg/MWh	168
Baldwin Energy ComplexDynegy Energy Services (100.00%)	Randolph County	IL	Coal	6,786,656MWh↑	7,107,101,836kg↑	28	1047.2kg/MWh	97	12/2025
RoxboroDuke Energy Progress (100.00%)	Person County	NC	Coal	6,973,374MWh↑	7,045,482,708kg↑	29	1010.3kg/MWh	127
ShawneeTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%)	McCracken County	KY	Coal	6,459,300MWh↑	7,027,160,368.5kg↑	30	1087.9kg/MWh	72
LimestoneNRG Energy (100.00%)	Limestone County	TX	Coal	6,320,726MWh↑	6,994,444,687.1kg↓	31	1106.6kg/MWh	59
Four CornersArizona Public Service (63.00%)El Paso Electric Company (3.46%)Public Service Company of New Mexico (13.00%)Salt River Project (10.00%)Tucson Electric Power (7.00%)4C Acquisition, LLC (3.54%)	San Juan County	NM	Coal	7,342,208MWh↓	6,874,602,049.9kg↓	32	936.3kg/MWh	173	12/2031
Sherburne CountySouthern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (18.26%)Northern States Power Company (81.74%)	Becker	MN	Coal	7,003,337MWh↑	6,795,730,676.7kg↑	33	970.4kg/MWh	156	12/2034
Elm Road Generating StationMadison Gas & Electric (8.33%)WE Energies (83.34%)WPPI Energy (8.33%)	Oak Creek	WI	Coal	7,401,655MWh↑	6,574,540,744.8kg↑	34	888.3kg/MWh	180
Walter Scott Jr Energy CenterAtlantic Municipal Utilities (1.04%)Cedar Falls Electric Utility (2.54%)Alta Municipal Utilities (0.08%)New Hampton Electric (0.33%)Spencer Municipal Utilities (0.66%)Sumner, Iowa Electric Utility (0.08%)West Bend Electric (0.08%)Eldridge Electric (0.31%)Lincoln Electric System (7.37%)MidAmerican Energy (67.78%)Montezuma, Indiana Electric Utility (0.24%)Waverly Utilities (0.23%)Central Iowa Power Cooperative (10.36%)Corn Belt Power Cooperative (4.85%)Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (4.03%)	Council Bluffs	IA	Coal	6,707,356MWh↑	6,535,634,377.3kg↑	35	974.4kg/MWh	153
Intermountain Power ProjectIntermountain Power Agency (100.00%)	Millard County	UT	Coal	6,899,348MWh↑	6,420,929,856.9kg↑	36	930.7kg/MWh	175
New MadridAssociated Electric Cooperative (100.00%)	New Madrid County	MO	Coal	6,508,629MWh↑	6,206,323,576.6kg↑	37	953.6kg/MWh	163
La CygneEvergy (100.00%)	Linn County	KS	Coal	5,689,945MWh↓	6,177,236,797.7kg↓	38	1085.6kg/MWh	75
Nebraska CityOmaha Public Power District (100.00%)	Otoe County	NE	Coal	6,193,161MWh↑	6,166,904,933kg↑	39	995.8kg/MWh	133
Mill Creek (KY)Louisville Gas & Electric (100.00%)	Louisville/Jefferson County	KY	Coal	6,308,381MWh↓	6,166,329,994.9kg↓	40	977.5kg/MWh	149

Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera

Published: 2025-07-29

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