The Largest Coal Power Plants in the US

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeMWh GeneratedCO2 EmissionsRank EmissionsCO2 Emissions/MWhRant Emissions/MWhClosing Date
Jefferson County AL Coal18,341,032MWh18,278,031,184.7kg1996.6kg/MWh151
Franklin County MO Coal15,476,596MWh16,331,777,010.2kg21055.3kg/MWh99
Rusk County TX Coal11,599,264MWh13,027,215,666.3kg31123.1kg/MWh44
Robertson County TX Coal12,371,922MWh12,855,633,362.3kg41039.1kg/MWh114
Colstrip MT Coal10,951,580MWh11,414,504,318.8kg51042.3kg/MWh110
Gallia County OH Coal11,527,450MWh11,040,103,189.3kg6957.7kg/MWh177
Monroe County MI Coal11,292,681MWh10,977,195,571.7kg7972.1kg/MWh168
Washington County IL Coal12,047,125MWh10,621,798,730.4kg8881.7kg/MWh198
Platte County WY Coal10,326,224MWh10,570,893,035.4kg91023.7kg/MWh125
Carroll County KY Coal10,312,046MWh10,422,100,429kg101010.7kg/MWh134
FirstEnergy Harrison Power StationMon Power (100.00%)
Harrison County WV Coal10,052,089MWh9,826,464,846.7kg11977.6kg/MWh160
Thompsons TX Coal8,335,810MWh9,348,366,365.3kg121121.5kg/MWh46
Jefferson County OH Coal10,063,982MWh9,285,792,852.2kg13922.7kg/MWh192
San Juan County NM Coal9,567,438MWh9,239,365,043.3kg14965.7kg/MWh17212/2031
Sweetwater County WY Coal8,449,320MWh9,119,711,460kg151079.3kg/MWh7012/2037
Bartow County GA Coal9,684,329MWh8,937,353,341kg16922.9kg/MWh191
Fayette County TX Coal8,326,251MWh8,763,776,972.7kg171052.5kg/MWh103
Gibson County IN Coal7,912,271MWh8,589,319,131.4kg181085.6kg/MWh68
Cumberland City TN Coal7,462,566MWh7,781,741,281.6kg191042.8kg/MWh10912/2028
Berkeley County SC Coal8,215,075MWh7,698,347,749kg20937.1kg/MWh187
Putnam County WV Coal7,910,019MWh7,619,020,664.6kg21963.2kg/MWh176
Linn County KS Coal6,955,990MWh7,353,288,444.2kg221057.1kg/MWh96
Coal CreekRainbow Energy Center (100.00%)
McLean County ND Coal7,711,014MWh7,337,315,678.6kg23951.5kg/MWh178
Lincoln County NE Coal7,546,221MWh7,337,235,960.2kg24972.3kg/MWh167
Jeffrey Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%)
Pottawatomie County KS Coal6,560,886MWh7,226,501,416.9kg251101.5kg/MWh60
Trimble County KY Coal7,814,791MWh7,205,328,273.9kg26922.0kg/MWh193
Limestone County TX Coal6,271,266MWh7,160,964,041.6kg271141.9kg/MWh3412/2029
Apache County AZ Coal6,609,921MWh7,131,334,285kg281078.9kg/MWh72
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government KY Coal7,254,680MWh6,992,834,449.9kg29963.9kg/MWh175
St. Clair County MI Coal6,545,354MWh6,868,262,640.2kg301049.3kg/MWh106
Monroe County GA Coal6,204,905MWh6,739,440,775.9kg311086.1kg/MWh66
Maysville KY Coal7,158,231MWh6,730,100,416.2kg32940.2kg/MWh183
Council Bluffs IA Coal6,826,333MWh6,646,740,693.1kg33973.7kg/MWh164
Ottawa County MI Coal6,473,173MWh6,513,059,977.6kg341006.2kg/MWh1395/2025
Becker MN Coal6,690,093MWh6,509,867,808.4kg35973.1kg/MWh16612/2034
Randolph County MO Coal6,644,027MWh6,203,186,097.9kg36933.6kg/MWh189
McCracken County KY Coal5,446,398MWh6,095,617,588.8kg371119.2kg/MWh47
AES PetersburgAES Indiana (100.00%)
Pike County IN Coal6,028,382MWh6,094,662,597.8kg381011.0kg/MWh133
Pueblo CO Coal6,175,715MWh6,055,421,014.7kg39980.5kg/MWh158
Baldwin Energy ComplexDynegy Energy Services (100.00%)
Randolph County IL Coal5,718,350MWh6,047,336,567.9kg401057.5kg/MWh9412/2025
Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2023-11-30