Coal power plants in the United States
Coal units in the 2025 EIA-860 data total 182.5 GW of nameplate capacity, 13.3% of the US fleet. It is the main source at 195 plants; Texas has the most, with 16.6 GW. More of today’s coal capacity came online in 1973 than in any other year (11.7 GW). The oldest unit still working went into service in 1930 at Neenah Paper Munising Mill, Michigan.
When today’s coal capacity was built
Above the line: capacity still operable in 2025, by the year each unit came online. Below: coal capacity retired in each year, including plants that have closed completely (EIA’s retired-generator file).
States with the most coal capacity
Largest units
The single biggest coal generator is unit 1 at Cumberland (TN), rated at 1,300 MW.
| Plant | State | Unit size | Online |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland (TN) | Tennessee | 1,300 MW | 1973 |
| Cumberland (TN) | Tennessee | 1,300 MW | 1973 |
| Gavin Power, LLC | Ohio | 1,300 MW | 1974 |
| Gavin Power, LLC | Ohio | 1,300 MW | 1975 |
| John E Amos | West Virginia | 1,300 MW | 1973 |
| Mountaineer | West Virginia | 1,300 MW | 1980 |
| Rockport | Indiana | 1,300 MW | 1984 |
| Rockport | Indiana | 1,300 MW | 1989 |
The 25 largest coal plants
| Rank | Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W A Parish | Texas | Coal | 4,008 MW | 1958 | NRG Texas Power LLC |
| 2 | Bowen | Georgia | Coal | 3,499 MW | 1971 | Georgia Power Co |
| 3 | Gibson | Indiana | Coal | 3,340 MW | 1975 | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC |
| 4 | Monroe (MI) | Michigan | Coal | 3,293 MW | 1969 | DTE Electric Company |
| 5 | John E Amos | West Virginia | Coal | 2,933 MW | 1971 | Appalachian Power Co |
| 6 | James H Miller Jr | Alabama | Coal | 2,822 MW | 1978 | Alabama Power Co |
| 7 | Scherer | Georgia | Coal | 2,673 MW | 1982 | Georgia Power Co |
| 8 | Cumberland (TN) | Tennessee | Coal | 2,600 MW | 1973 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 9 | Gavin Power, LLC | Ohio | Coal | 2,600 MW | 1974 | Gavin Power, LLC |
| 10 | Rockport | Indiana | Coal | 2,600 MW | 1984 | Indiana Michigan Power Co |
| 11 | Trimble County | Kentucky | Coal | 2,594 MW | 1990 | Louisville Gas & Electric Co |
| 12 | Roxboro | North Carolina | Coal | 2,558 MW | 1966 | Duke Energy Progress (NC) |
| 13 | Cross | South Carolina | Coal | 2,452 MW | 1984 | South Carolina Public Service Authority |
| 14 | Labadie | Missouri | Coal | 2,389 MW | 1970 | Union Electric Co (MO) |
| 15 | Martin Lake | Texas | Coal | 2,380 MW | 1977 | Luminant Generation Company LLC |
| 16 | Ghent | Kentucky | Coal | 2,226 MW | 1974 | Kentucky Utilities Co |
| 17 | Jeffrey Energy Center | Kansas | Coal | 2,160 MW | 1978 | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 18 | Marshall (NC) | North Carolina | Coal | 2,119 MW | 1965 | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC |
| 19 | FirstEnergy Harrison Power Station | West Virginia | Coal | 2,052 MW | 1972 | Monongahela Power Co |
| 20 | Conemaugh | Pennsylvania | Coal | 1,963 MW | 1970 | KeyCon Operating LLC |
| 21 | Gallatin (TN) | Tennessee | Coal | 1,918 MW | 1956 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 22 | Big Cajun 2 | Louisiana | Coal | 1,903 MW | 1981 | Louisiana Generating LLC |
| 23 | Keystone | Pennsylvania | Coal | 1,883 MW | 1967 | KeyCon Operating LLC |
| 24 | Cardinal | Ohio | Coal | 1,880 MW | 1967 | Cardinal Operating Company |
| 25 | Laramie River Station | Wyoming | Coal | 1,863 MW | 1981 | Basin Electric Power Coop |