Coal Power Plants in the US

190 plants · 181.6 GW total capacity · across 39 states

There are 190 coal power plants across 39 US states with 181.6 GW total capacity. Pennsylvania leads with 13 plants.

Largest is Cumberland (TN) (4156 MW Bit. Coal); oldest active is Neenah Paper Munising Mill (1930); newest is Sandy Creek Energy Station (2013); top state is Pennsylvania (13 plants); top owner is Berkshire Hathaway (12 plants).

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By State

Pennsylvania
13 plants · 5.3 GW
Texas
12 plants · 17.9 GW
Indiana
11 plants · 14.2 GW
Wyoming
11 plants · 4.7 GW
West Virginia
10 plants · 13.1 GW
Kentucky
8 plants · 11.7 GW
Missouri
8 plants · 9.6 GW
Illinois
8 plants · 7.3 GW
Minnesota
8 plants · 3.4 GW
Iowa
8 plants · 5.3 GW
Nebraska
8 plants · 4.3 GW
Ohio
7 plants · 6.9 GW
North Dakota
7 plants · 4 GW
Michigan
6 plants · 6.6 GW
North Carolina
5 plants · 7 GW
Kansas
5 plants · 5 GW
Arkansas
5 plants · 5.5 GW
Alaska
5 plants · 216 MW
South Carolina
4 plants · 5.3 GW
Montana
4 plants · 1.8 GW
Utah
4 plants · 3.1 GW
Colorado
4 plants · 3.4 GW
Wisconsin
4 plants · 3 GW
Tennessee
3 plants · 6.3 GW
Oklahoma
3 plants · 1.9 GW
Georgia
2 plants · 6.2 GW
Louisiana
2 plants · 3.3 GW
Arizona
2 plants · 2.6 GW
Florida
2 plants · 2.7 GW
Virginia
2 plants · 1.5 GW
Alabama
1 plants · 2.8 GW
New Mexico
1 plants · 1.6 GW
Maryland
1 plants · 1.4 GW
Washington
1 plants · 730 MW
Mississippi
1 plants · 514 MW
New Hampshire
1 plants · 496 MW
South Dakota
1 plants · 451 MW
Nevada
1 plants · 442 MW
California
1 plants · 63 MW

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