Power plants

Coal power plants in the US

Rare Context lists 189 coal power plants in the United States, with 215,977 MW of capacity between them. The largest is W A Parish (4,008 MW).

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Sorted by capacity; plants not built yet come after the others. A plant counts under each technology its register gives it.

Power plantRegionOwner or operatorCapacity
W A ParishTexasNRG Texas Power LLC4,008 MW
BowenGeorgiaGeorgia Power3,499 MW
GibsonIndianaDuke Energy Indiana, LLC +23,340 MW
Monroe (MI)MichiganDTE Electric Company3,293 MW
John E AmosWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Company2,933 MW
James H Miller JrAlabamaAlabama Power Co +12,822 MW
SchererGeorgiaOglethorpe Power Corporation +42,673 MW
Cumberland (TN)TennesseeTennessee Valley Authority2,600 MW
Gavin Power, LLCOhioGavin Power, LLC2,600 MW
RockportIndianaIndiana Michigan Power Co2,600 MW
Trimble CountyKentuckyKentucky Utilities Co +32,594 MW
RoxboroNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Progress - (NC)2,558 MW
CrossSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina Public Service Authority2,452 MW
NavajoArizonaSalt River Project2,409 MW
LabadieMissouriUnion Electric Co - (MO)2,389 MW
Martin LakeTexasLuminant Generation Company LLC2,380 MW
GhentKentuckyKentucky Utilities Co2,226 MW
Jeffrey Energy CenterKansasEvergy Kansas Central, Inc +22,160 MW
Marshall (NC)North CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC2,119 MW
FirstEnergy Harrison Power StationWest VirginiaMonongahela Power Co2,052 MW
MonticelloTexasLuminant Generation Company LLC1,980 MW
ConemaughPennsylvaniaChief Conemaugh Power LLC +41,963 MW
WansleyGeorgiaGeorgia Power1,957 MW
Gallatin (TN)TennesseeTennessee Valley Authority1,918 MW
Big Cajun 2LouisianaLouisiana Generating LLC +21,903 MW
KeystonePennsylvaniaChief Keystone Power LLC +41,883 MW
CardinalOhioBuckeye Power, Inc1,880 MW
Laramie River StationWyomingBasin Electric Power Coop +41,863 MW
LimestoneTexasNRG Texas Power LLC1,850 MW
San JuanNew MexicoPublic Service Co of NM1,848 MW
Independence Steam Electric StationArkansasArkansas Electric Coop Corp +81,800 MW
White BluffArkansasEntergy Arkansas LLC +41,800 MW
Oak Grove (TX)TexasLuminant Generation Company LLC1,795 MW
PowertonIllinoisMidwest Generations EME LLC1,786 MW
SpringervilleArizonaTucson Electric Power Co +21,779 MW
Prairie State Generating StationIllinoisAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc +91,766 MW
IatanMissouriEvergy Metro +41,754 MW
Sherburne CountyMinnesotaNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota +11,704 MW
KingstonTennesseeTennessee Valley Authority1,700 MW
Fayette Power ProjectTexasLower Colorado River Authority +11,690 MW
Mt StormWest VirginiaVirginia Electric & Power Co1,681 MW
Belle RiverMichiganDTE Electric Company +11,664 MW
Walter Scott Jr Energy CenterIowaMidAmerican Energy Company +141,648 MW
ColstripMontanaPuget Sound Energy Inc +51,647 MW
Four CornersNew MexicoArizona Public Service +51,636 MW
Mitchell (WV)West VirginiaWheeling Power Co +11,633 MW
H L SpurlockKentuckyEast Kentucky Power Coop, Inc1,609 MW
La CygneKansasEvergy Metro +11,599 MW
ShawneeKentuckyTennessee Valley Authority1,575 MW
J H CampbellMichiganConsumers Energy Co - (MI) +21,561 MW
J K SpruceTexasCity of San Antonio - (TX)1,489 MW
HunterUtahPacifiCorp +31,472 MW
R S NelsonLouisianaEntergy Louisiana LLC +71,434 MW
Craig (CO)ColoradoTri-State G & T Assn, Inc +41,428 MW
GorgasAlabamaAlabama Power Co1,417 MW
Northside Generating StationFloridaJEA1,407 MW
Elm Road Generating StationWisconsinWe Power +21,403 MW
Nebraska CityNebraskaOmaha Public Power District1,390 MW
Brandon ShoresMarylandBrandon Shores LLC1,370 MW
Pleasants Power StationWest VirginiaOmnis Pleasants, LLC1,368 MW
Gerald GentlemanNebraskaNebraska Public Power District1,363 MW
Mill Creek (KY)KentuckyLouisville Gas & Electric Co1,362 MW
St Johns River Power ParkFloridaJEA1,358 MW
AES PetersburgIndianaAES Indiana1,350 MW
Kincaid Generation LLCIllinoisDynegy Kincaid Generation1,319 MW
Clifty CreekIndianaIndiana-Kentucky Electric Corp1,304 MW
MountaineerWest VirginiaAppalachian Power Company1,300 MW
New MadridMissouriAssociated Electric Coop, Inc1,300 MW
WinyahSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina Public Service Authority1,276 MW
Will CountyIllinoisMidwest Generations EME LLC1,269 MW
Stanton Energy CenterFloridaOrlando Utilities Comm +21,262 MW
Baldwin Energy ComplexIllinoisDynegy Midwest Generation Inc1,260 MW
Comanche (CO)ColoradoPublic Service Co of Colorado +21,253 MW
Rush IslandMissouriUnion Electric Co - (MO)1,242 MW
Pleasant PrairieWisconsinWisconsin Electric Power Co1,235 MW
Coal CreekNorth DakotaRainbow Energy Center1,216 MW
Big BrownTexasLuminant Generation Company LLC1,187 MW
CayugaIndianaDuke Energy Indiana, LLC1,185 MW
Thomas HillMissouriAssociated Electric Coop, Inc1,182 MW
Miami FortOhioLuminant Miami Fort1,181 MW
FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power StationWest VirginiaMonongahela Power Co1,152 MW
G G AllenNorth CarolinaDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC1,148 MW
SoonerOklahomaOklahoma Gas & Electric Co1,138 MW
TolkTexasSouthwestern Public Service Co1,136 MW
ChollaArizonaArizona Public Service1,129 MW
WelshTexasSouthwestern Electric Power Co1,116 MW
Columbia (WI)WisconsinWisconsin Power & Light Co +21,112 MW
R M SchahferIndianaNorthern Indiana Pub Serv Co1,105 MW
SiouxMissouriUnion Electric Co - (MO)1,099 MW
Kyger CreekOhioOhio Valley Electric Corp1,087 MW
MeromIndianaHallador Power Company, LLC1,080 MW
HawthornMissouriEvergy Metro1,046 MW
MeramecMissouriUnion Electric Co - (MO)1,041 MW
Sandow No 5TexasLuminant Generation Company LLC1,025 MW
HuntingtonUtahPacifiCorp1,016 MW
Sandy Creek Energy StationTexasSandy Creek Energy Associates LP +21,008 MW
CoffeenIllinoisIllinois Power Generating Co1,005 MW
Antelope ValleyNorth DakotaBasin Electric Power Coop954 MW
HammondGeorgiaGeorgia Power953 MW
Bull RunTennesseeTennessee Valley Authority950 MW

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