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 |
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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 | |
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 | |
Sweetwater County | WY | Coal | 10,334,200MWh↓ | 10,862,320,538.1kg ↓ | 11 | 1051.1kg/MWh | 126 | ||
Carroll County | KY | Coal | 10,572,509MWh ↑ | 10,733,635,210.1kg ↑ | 12 | 1015.2kg/MWh | 170 | ||
Fayette County | TX | Coal | 10,266,507MWh ↑ | 10,486,535,495.6kg ↑ | 13 | 1021.4kg/MWh | 162 | ||
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 |
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 | |
Jefferson County | OH | Coal | 10,019,137MWh ↑ | 9,192,592,979.7kg ↑ | 18 | 917.5kg/MWh | 252 | ||
Emery County | UT | Coal | 9,240,947MWh ↑ | 9,043,743,380.3kg ↑ | 19 | 978.7kg/MWh | 210 | ||
Monroe County | GA | Coal | 8,323,638MWh ↑ | 8,924,613,048.2kg ↑ | 20 | 1072.2kg/MWh | 108 | ||
Becker | MN | Coal | 9,184,464MWh ↑ | 8,905,165,152.9kg ↑ | 21 | 969.6kg/MWh | 223 | 12/2034 | |
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 |
Platte County | WY | Coal | 8,279,842MWh ↑ | 8,388,145,672kg ↑ | 24 | 1013.1kg/MWh | 175 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
San Juan County | NM | Coal | 7,805,118MWh ↑ | 7,581,538,150.6kg ↑ | 32 | 971.4kg/MWh | 220 | 12/2031 | |
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 | |
Moffat County | CO | Coal | 7,260,616MWh ↑ | 7,349,120,679kg ↑ | 37 | 1012.2kg/MWh | 176 | 12/2029 | |
Platte County | MO | Coal | 7,798,473MWh ↑ | 7,273,069,556.4kg ↑ | 38 | 932.6kg/MWh | 245 | ||
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 |
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