Coal Power Plants in United States of America

297 plants · 182,767 MW total installed capacity

#	Power plant	Capacity (MW)	Year
1	W A Parish	4,008.4	1974
2	Scherer	3,564	1985
3	Bowen	3,498.6	1973
4	Gibson	3,339.5	1977
5	Monroe (MI)	3,293.1	1972
6	John E Amos	2,932.6	1972
7	James H Miller Jr	2,822	1985
8	Rockport	2,600	1987
9	Cumberland (TN)	2,600	1973
10	Gavin Power LLC	2,600	1974
11	Trimble County	2,594.1	2003
12	Roxboro	2,558.2	1972
13	Belews Creek	2,491.2	1975
14	Sherburne County	2,469.3	1980
15	FirstEnergy W H Sammis	2,468.1	1966
16	Jim Bridger	2,441.9	1976
17	Cross	2,390.1	1998
18	Labadie	2,389.4	1971
19	Martin Lake	2,379.6	1977
20	Colstrip	2,363.4	1982
21	Ghent	2,225.9	1978
22	R M Schahfer	2,201.4	1980
23	Jeffrey Energy Center	2,160	1980
24	AES Petersburg	2,154.8	1976
25	Marshall (NC)	2,119	1968
26	FirstEnergy Harrison Power Station	2,052	1974
27	Homer City Generating Station	2,012	1971
28	Conemaugh Generating Station	1,963	1970
29	Conemaugh	1,963	1970
30	Wansley	1,956.8	1977
31	Gallatin (TN)	1,918.4	1968
32	Big Bend	1,903.5	1977
33	Big Cajun 2	1,902.9	1981
34	Baldwin Energy Complex	1,894.1	1972
35	Keystone	1,883.2	1967
36	Keystone Generating Station	1,883.2	2002
37	Cardinal	1,880.4	1970
38	Limestone	1,849.8	1986
39	Independence Steam Electric Station	1,800	1984
40	White Bluff	1,800	1980
41	Oak Grove (TX)	1,795.4	2010
42	Powerton	1,785.6	1973
43	Springerville	1,779.2	1998
44	Prairie State Generating Station	1,766	2012
45	TalenEnergy Montour	1,757.9	1972
46	Iatan	1,725	1997
47	Mill Creek (KY)	1,717.2	1977
48	Laramie River Station	1,710	1981
49	W. H. Sammis Power Plant	1,706.5	1970
50	Kingston	1,700	1954
51	Fayette Power Project	1,690	1981
52	Mt Storm	1,680.9	1968
53	Belle River	1,664.4	1986
54	Walter Scott Jr Energy Center	1,648.3	1994
55	Intermountain Power Project	1,640	1986
56	Four Corners	1,636.2	1969
57	Comanche (CO)	1,635.3	1992
58	Mitchell (WV)	1,632.6	1970
59	Brunner Island	1,616.1	1966
60	H L Spurlock	1,608.5	1990
61	La Cygne	1,598.9	1974
62	Hunter	1,577.2	1980
63	Shawnee	1,575	1954
64	J H Campbell	1,560.8	1973
65	Morgantown Generating Plant	1,548	1970
66	James E. Rogers Energy Complex	1,530.5	1996
67	Chesterfield	1,499.5	1974
68	Seminole (FL)	1,471.8	1984
69	Transalta Centralia Generation	1,459.8	1973
70	J K Spruce	1,444	2003
71	R S Nelson	1,433.6	1973
72	Craig (CO)	1,427.6	1981
73	W H Zimmer	1,425.6	1990
74	Northside Generating Station	1,407.1	1973
75	Elm Road Generating Station	1,402.6	2010
76	Nebraska City	1,389.6	1994
77	Brandon Shores	1,370.2	1987
78	FirstEnergy Pleasants Power Station	1,368	1980
79	Gerald Gentleman	1,362.6	1980
80	Kincaid Generation LLC	1,319	1967
81	Clifty Creek	1,303.8	1955
82	New Madrid	1,300	1974
83	Mountaineer	1,300	1980
84	FirstEnergy Eastlake Power Plant	1,289	1955
85	Stanton Energy Center	1,262	1996
86	Winyah	1,260	1978
87	Rush Island	1,242	1976
88	South Oak Creek	1,240	1963
89	St Clair	1,233.5	1962
90	Coal Creek Station	1,215.6	1979
91	Coal Creek	1,215.6	1979
92	Pleasant Prairie Power Plant	1,210	1999
93	Cayuga	1,184.9	1973
94	Thomas Hill	1,181.7	1976
95	Miami Fort	1,180.8	1976
96	Miami Fort Station	1,180.8	1949
97	FirstEnergy Fort Martin Power Station	1,152	1968
98	G G Allen	1,148.4	1959
99	Sooner	1,138	1980
100	Tolk	1,135.8	1983

Frequently Asked Questions: Coal Power in United States of America

How many Coal power plants are in United States of America?

United States of America has 297 Coal power plants; the 100 largest alone total 182,767 MW of installed capacity.

What is the largest Coal power plant in United States of America?

W A Parish is the largest Coal power plant in United States of America, with an installed capacity of 4,008 MW, commissioned in 1974.

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