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 (95.64%)PowerSouth Energy Cooperative (4.36%)	Jefferson County	AL	Coal	18,341,032MWh↓	18,278,031,184.7kg↓	1	996.6kg/MWh	151
LabadieAmeren Missouri (100.00%)	Franklin County	MO	Coal	15,476,596MWh↓	16,331,777,010.2kg↓	2	1055.3kg/MWh	99
Martin LakeLuminant Energy (100.00%)	Rusk County	TX	Coal	11,599,264MWh↓	13,027,215,666.3kg↓	3	1123.1kg/MWh	44
Oak Grove (TX)Luminant Energy (100.00%)	Robertson County	TX	Coal	12,371,922MWh↓	12,855,633,362.3kg↑	4	1039.1kg/MWh	114
ColstripAvista Utilities (15.00%)NorthWestern Energy (15.35%)PacifiCorp (10.00%)Portland General Electric (20.00%)Puget Sound Energy (25.00%)Talen Energy (14.65%)	Colstrip	MT	Coal	10,951,580MWh↑	11,414,504,318.8kg↑	5	1042.3kg/MWh	110
Gavin Power, LLCArcLight Capital (50.00%)The Blackstone Group (50.00%)	Gallia County	OH	Coal	11,527,450MWh↓	11,040,103,189.3kg↓	6	957.7kg/MWh	177
Monroe (MI)DTE Energy (100.00%)	Monroe County	MI	Coal	11,292,681MWh↓	10,977,195,571.7kg↓	7	972.1kg/MWh	168
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	12,047,125MWh↓	10,621,798,730.4kg↓	8	881.7kg/MWh	198
Laramie River StationBasin Electric Power Cooperative (45.74%)Lincoln Electric System (9.99%)Missouri River Energy Services (12.01%)Tri State Generation (30.73%)Wyoming Municipal Power Agency (1.53%)	Platte County	WY	Coal	10,326,224MWh↑	10,570,893,035.4kg↑	9	1023.7kg/MWh	125
GhentKentucky Utilities (100.00%)	Carroll County	KY	Coal	10,312,046MWh↑	10,422,100,429kg↑	10	1010.7kg/MWh	134
FirstEnergy Harrison Power StationMon Power (100.00%)	Harrison County	WV	Coal	10,052,089MWh↓	9,826,464,846.7kg↓	11	977.6kg/MWh	160
W A ParishNRG Energy (100.00%)	Thompsons	TX	Coal	8,335,810MWh↓	9,348,366,365.3kg↓	12	1121.5kg/MWh	46
CardinalBuckeye Power (100.00%)	Jefferson County	OH	Coal	10,063,982MWh↑	9,285,792,852.2kg↑	13	922.7kg/MWh	192
Four CornersArizona Public Service (63.00%)El Paso Electric Company (3.51%)Public Service Company of New Mexico (13.00%)Salt River Project (10.00%)Tucson Electric Power (7.00%)4C Acquisition, LLC (3.49%)	San Juan County	NM	Coal	9,567,438MWh↑	9,239,365,043.3kg↑	14	965.7kg/MWh	172	12/2031
Jim BridgerIdaho Power (33.33%)PacifiCorp (66.67%)	Sweetwater County	WY	Coal	8,449,320MWh↓	9,119,711,460kg↓	15	1079.3kg/MWh	70	12/2037
BowenGeorgia Power (100.00%)	Bartow County	GA	Coal	9,684,329MWh↑	8,937,353,341kg↑	16	922.9kg/MWh	191
Fayette Power ProjectAustin Energy (33.52%)Lower Colorado River Authority (66.48%)	Fayette County	TX	Coal	8,326,251MWh↓	8,763,776,972.7kg↓	17	1052.5kg/MWh	103
GibsonDuke Energy Indiana (88.40%)Indiana Municipal Power Agency (5.79%)Wabash Valley Power Association (5.80%)	Gibson County	IN	Coal	7,912,271MWh↓	8,589,319,131.4kg↓	18	1085.6kg/MWh	68
Cumberland (TN)Tennessee Valley Authority (100.00%)	Cumberland City	TN	Coal	7,462,566MWh↓	7,781,741,281.6kg↓	19	1042.8kg/MWh	109	12/2028
CrossSantee Cooper (100.00%)	Berkeley County	SC	Coal	8,215,075MWh↑	7,698,347,749kg↑	20	937.1kg/MWh	187
John E AmosAppalachian Power Company (100.00%)	Putnam County	WV	Coal	7,910,019MWh↓	7,619,020,664.6kg↓	21	963.2kg/MWh	176
La CygneEvergy (100.00%)	Linn County	KS	Coal	6,955,990MWh↑	7,353,288,444.2kg↑	22	1057.1kg/MWh	96
Coal CreekRainbow Energy Center (100.00%)	McLean County	ND	Coal	7,711,014MWh↓	7,337,315,678.6kg↓	23	951.5kg/MWh	178
Gerald GentlemanNebraska Public Power District (100.00%)	Lincoln County	NE	Coal	7,546,221MWh↑	7,337,235,960.2kg↑	24	972.3kg/MWh	167
Jeffrey Energy CenterEvergy (100.00%)	Pottawatomie County	KS	Coal	6,560,886MWh↓	7,226,501,416.9kg↓	25	1101.5kg/MWh	60
Trimble CountyKentucky Utilities (34.99%)Louisville Gas & Electric (35.25%)Indiana Municipal Power Agency (10.43%)Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (9.81%)	Trimble County	KY	Coal	7,814,791MWh↓	7,205,328,273.9kg↓	26	922.0kg/MWh	193
LimestoneNRG Energy (100.00%)	Limestone County	TX	Coal	6,271,266MWh↑	7,160,964,041.6kg↑	27	1141.9kg/MWh	34	12/2029
SpringervilleSalt River Project (18.95%)Tri-State EMC (33.83%)Tucson Electric Power (47.00%)	Apache County	AZ	Coal	6,609,921MWh↓	7,131,334,285kg↓	28	1078.9kg/MWh	72
Mill Creek (KY)Louisville Gas & Electric (100.00%)	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government	KY	Coal	7,254,680MWh↑	6,992,834,449.9kg↑	29	963.9kg/MWh	175
Belle RiverDTE Energy (81.63%)Michigan Public Power Agency (18.37%)	St. Clair County	MI	Coal	6,545,354MWh↑	6,868,262,640.2kg↑	30	1049.3kg/MWh	106
SchererDalton Utilities (0.86%)Florida Power & Light (0.00%)Georgia Power (34.26%)Gulf Power Company (9.71%)Jacksonville Electric Authority (0.00%)Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (18.47%)Oglethorpe Power Corporation (36.70%)	Monroe County	GA	Coal	6,204,905MWh↓	6,739,440,775.9kg↓	31	1086.1kg/MWh	66
H L SpurlockEast Kentucky Power Cooperative (100.00%)	Maysville	KY	Coal	7,158,231MWh↓	6,730,100,416.2kg↓	32	940.2kg/MWh	183
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	6,826,333MWh↑	6,646,740,693.1kg↑	33	973.7kg/MWh	164
J H CampbellConsumers Energy (95.81%)Wolverine Power Cooperative (1.18%)Michigan Public Power Agency (3.01%)	Ottawa County	MI	Coal	6,473,173MWh↓	6,513,059,977.6kg↓	34	1006.2kg/MWh	139	5/2025
Sherburne CountySouthern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (15.70%)Northern States Power Company (84.30%)	Becker	MN	Coal	6,690,093MWh↓	6,509,867,808.4kg↓	35	973.1kg/MWh	166	12/2034
Thomas HillAssociated Electric Cooperative (100.00%)	Randolph County	MO	Coal	6,644,027MWh↓	6,203,186,097.9kg↓	36	933.6kg/MWh	189
ShawneeTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%)	McCracken County	KY	Coal	5,446,398MWh↑	6,095,617,588.8kg↑	37	1119.2kg/MWh	47
AES PetersburgAES Indiana (100.00%)	Pike County	IN	Coal	6,028,382MWh↓	6,094,662,597.8kg↓	38	1011.0kg/MWh	133
Comanche (CO)Holy Cross Energy (4.03%)Core Electric Cooperative (12.76%)Public Service Company of Colorado (83.21%)	Pueblo	CO	Coal	6,175,715MWh↓	6,055,421,014.7kg↓	39	980.5kg/MWh	158
Baldwin Energy ComplexDynegy Energy Services (100.00%)	Randolph County	IL	Coal	5,718,350MWh↑	6,047,336,567.9kg↓	40	1057.5kg/MWh	94	12/2025

Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov

Published: 2023-11-30

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