List of the largest coal power stations in the United States
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Coal power plants map
This article lists the largest coal power stations in the United States, in terms of Nameplate capacity.
Station | State | Location | Capacity in MW |
Robert W Scherer Power Plant | Georgia (U.S. state) | 33°03′08″N 83°48′25″W / 33.05222°N 83.80694°W / 33.05222; -83.80694 (Robert W Scherer Power Plant) | 3,520 |
Gibson Generating Station | Indiana | 38°22′19″N 87°46′02″W / 38.37194°N 87.76722°W / 38.37194; -87.76722 (Gibson Generating Station) | 3,340 |
Monroe Power Plant | Michigan | 41°53′21″N 83°20′44″W / 41.88917°N 83.34556°W / 41.88917; -83.34556 (Monroe Power Station) | 3,280 |
Bowen Power Station | Georgia (U.S. state) | 34°07′23″N 84°55′13″W / 34.12306°N 84.92028°W / 34.12306; -84.92028 (Bowen Power Station) | 3,202 |
John E. Amos Power Plant | West Virginia | 38°28′29″N 81°49′16″W / 38.47472°N 81.82111°W / 38.47472; -81.82111 (John Amos Power Station) | 2,933 |
J. H. Miller Power Station [1] | Alabama | 33°37′57″N 87°03′30″W / 33.63250°N 87.05833°W / 33.63250; -87.05833 (J.H. Miller Power Station) | 2,822 |
W. A. Parish Power Station [2] | Texas | 29°28′38″N 95°38′03″W / 29.47722°N 95.63417°W / 29.47722; -95.63417 (W. A. Parish Power Station) | 2,697 |
Cumberland Power Plant | Tennessee | 36°23′29″N 87°39′17″W / 36.39139°N 87.65472°W / 36.39139; -87.65472 (Cumberland Power Station) | 2,600 |
Gavin Power Plant | Ohio | 38°56′09″N 82°07′00″W / 38.93583°N 82.11667°W / 38.93583; -82.11667 (Gavin Power Plant) | 2,600 |
Rockport Power Plant | Indiana | 37°55′32″N 87°02′02″W / 37.92556°N 87.03389°W / 37.92556; -87.03389 (Rockport Power Station) | 2,600 |
Paradise Fossil Plant | Kentucky | 37°15′0″N 86°58′12″W / 37.25000°N 86.97000°W / 37.25000; -86.97000 (Paradise Fossil Plant) | 2,558 |
Roxboro Power Station [3] | North Carolina | 36°29′06″N 79°04′19″W / 36.48500°N 79.07194°W / 36.48500; -79.07194 (Roxboro Power Station) | 2,558 |
W. H. Sammis Power Plant | Ohio | 40°31′48″N 80°37′50″W / 40.53000°N 80.63056°W / 40.53000; -80.63056 (W. H. Sammis Power Plant) | 2,456 |
J. M. Stuart Power Station | Ohio | 38°42′09″N 83°49′17″W / 38.70250°N 83.82139°W / 38.70250; -83.82139 (J.M. Stuart Power Station) | 2,441 |
Navajo Generating Station | Arizona | 36°54′12″N 111°23′25″W / 36.90333°N 111.39028°W / 36.90333; -111.39028 (Navajo Power Station) | 2,409 |
Sherburne County Generating Station | Minnesota | 45°22′43″N 93°53′48″W / 45.37861°N 93.89667°W / 45.37861; -93.89667 (Sherburne County Generating Station) | 2,400[4] |
Martin Lake Power Station [5] | Texas | 32°15′36″N 94°34′08″W / 32.26000°N 94.56889°W / 32.26000; -94.56889 (Martin Lake Power Station) | 2,380 |
Belews Creek Power Station | North Carolina | 36°16′53″N 80°03′37″W / 36.28139°N 80.06028°W / 36.28139; -80.06028 (Belews Creek Power Station) | 2,160 |
E. C. Gaston Power Station [6] | Alabama | 33°14′37″N 86°27′37″W / 33.24361°N 86.46028°W / 33.24361; -86.46028 (E.C. Gaston Power Station) | 2,013 |
Homer City Generating Station | Pennsylvania | 40°30′39″N 79°11′37″W / 40.51083°N 79.19361°W / 40.51083; -79.19361 (Homer City Generating Station) | 2,012 |
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