How many coal power plants are in the US?

The US has 211 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 182 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest coal power plant in the US?

Bowen in Bartow County, Georgia is the largest, at 3,499 MW. It came online in 1975.

How many coal power plants were built in the US in 2025?

1 coal power plant came online in the US in 2025, with 30 MW of capacity.

Who is developing coal power plants in the US?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Coal power plants in the United States

The US has 211 operating coal power plants with 182 GW of capacity. 1 came online in 2025.

Operating211

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The US had 209 coal power plants online in 2016 and 211 in 2026

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Coal power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest coal power plants in the US

Operating, by capacity

#	Coal power plant	Location	Year online	Capacity
1	Bowen	Bartow County, Georgia	1975	3,499 MW
2	Gibson	Gibson County, Indiana	1982	3,340 MW
3	Monroe (MI)	Monroe County, Michigan	1974	3,280 MW
4	John E Amos	Putnam County, West Virginia	1973	2,933 MW
5	James H Miller Jr	Jefferson County, Alabama	1991	2,822 MW
6	W A Parish	Fort Bend County, Texas	1982	2,737 MW
7	Scherer	Monroe County, Georgia	1987	2,673 MW
8	Cumberland (TN)	Stewart County, Tennessee	1973	2,600 MW
9	Rockport	Spencer County, Indiana	1989	2,600 MW
10	Gavin Power, LLC	Gallia County, Ohio	1975	2,600 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in the US

Newest first

#	Coal power plant	Location	Year online	Capacity
1	Eielson AFB Central Heat & Power Plant	Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska	2025	30 MW
2	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska	2020	30 MW
3	Edwardsport	Knox County, Indiana	2013	332 MW
4	Sandy Creek Energy Station	McLennan County, Texas	2013	1,008 MW
5	John W Turk Jr Power Plant	Hempstead County, Arkansas	2012	609 MW
6	Prairie State Generating Station	St Clair County, Illinois	2012	1,766 MW
7	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center	Wise County, Virginia	2012	668 MW
8	Longview Power Plant	Monongalia County, West Virginia	2011	808 MW
9	Dry Fork Station	Campbell County, Wyoming	2011	484 MW
10	Whelan Energy Center	Adams County, Nebraska	2011	324 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in the US

How many coal power plants are in the US?: The US has 211 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 182 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in the US?: Bowen in Bartow County, Georgia is the largest, at 3,499 MW. It came online in 1975.
How many coal power plants were built in the US in 2025?: 1 coal power plant came online in the US in 2025, with 30 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in the US?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.