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Dirtiest power plants in Australia by CO₂

The highest-emitting power plants in Australia ranked by asset-level annual CO₂, measured for EPA/EU ETS and modelled for Climate TRACE. Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yrSource
1BayswaterCoalAustralia16,222,200Climate TRACE
2Loy Yang ACoalAustralia14,224,300Climate TRACE
3TarongCoalAustralia8,355,300Climate TRACE
4YallournCoalAustralia8,292,900Climate TRACE
5StanwellCoalAustralia8,262,300Climate TRACE
6Mt PiperCoalAustralia7,404,100Climate TRACE
7Vales Point BCoalAustralia6,455,300Climate TRACE
8GladstoneCoalAustralia6,320,800Climate TRACE
9MillmerranCoalAustralia5,440,400Climate TRACE
10Kogan CreekCoalAustralia4,649,320Climate TRACE
11Muja DCoalAustralia3,108,800Climate TRACE
12Collie (Bluewaters)CoalAustralia2,094,500Climate TRACE
13Collie ACoalAustralia1,892,200Climate TRACE
14Pelican PointGasAustralia967,840Climate TRACE
15WorsleyCoalAustralia923,780Climate TRACE
16PinjarGasAustralia843,270Climate TRACE
17WagerupGasAustralia689,850Climate TRACE
18Sino Iron power stationGasAustralia604,770Climate TRACE
19Torrens Island BGasAustralia587,440Climate TRACE
20Ichthys LNG power stationGasAustralia585,600Climate TRACE
21Channel IslandGasAustralia489,080Climate TRACE
22KemertonGasAustralia447,250Climate TRACE
23Kwinana NewGenGasAustralia395,370Climate TRACE
24YarwunGasAustralia387,250Climate TRACE
25Southern Cross power stationGasAustralia352,040Climate TRACE
26Yurralyi Maya (Karratha Seven Mile)GasAustralia331,830Climate TRACE
27HallettGasAustralia318,270Climate TRACE
28Barker Inlet power stationGasAustralia302,970Climate TRACE
29Cape LambertGasAustralia299,870Climate TRACE
30Burrup Peninsula (Karratha Gas Plant)GasAustralia297,650Climate TRACE
31Pinjarra Bauxite Mine and Alumina RefineryGasAustralia293,690Climate TRACE
32Braemar 2GasAustralia289,448Climate TRACE
33DiamantinaGasAustralia285,590Climate TRACE
34OsborneGasAustralia282,287Climate TRACE
35CockburnGasAustralia278,100Climate TRACE
36Newman (AU) power stationGasAustralia270,090Climate TRACE
37Tamar ValleyGasAustralia258,650Climate TRACE
38NewportGasAustralia244,077Climate TRACE
39TallawarraGasAustralia243,143Climate TRACE
40Burrup Peninsula (Pluto Phase 1)GasAustralia236,760Climate TRACE
41SNAPPER POINTGasAustralia222,190Climate TRACE
42Swanbank EGasAustralia217,418Climate TRACE
43Nickel West gas-fired power stationGasAustralia216,400Climate TRACE
44Yarnima power stationGasAustralia216,190Climate TRACE
45MoranbahGasAustralia202,570Climate TRACE
46DampierGasAustralia197,870Climate TRACE
47WeddellGasAustralia189,020Climate TRACE
48DaandineGasAustralia180,790Climate TRACE
49MungarraGasAustralia163,180Climate TRACE
50TownsvilleGasAustralia159,778Climate TRACE
51South Hedland power stationGasAustralia158,460Climate TRACE
52Kalgoorlie (Parkeston)GasAustralia151,490Climate TRACE
53Telfer Gold MineOtherAustralia150,990Climate TRACE
54Wilga ParkGasAustralia135,160Climate TRACE
55Solomon Hub mine power stationOilAustralia134,140Climate TRACE
56Owen SpringsGasAustralia131,150Climate TRACE
57Port HedlandGasAustralia129,830Climate TRACE
58GOVE PENINSULAOilAustralia119,195Climate TRACE
59HEZ Energy Peaking Power PlantOilAustralia118,704Climate TRACE
60Mount Keith Nickel MineGasAustralia115,454Climate TRACE
61Murrin Murrin (Nickel Mine)GasAustralia112,945Climate TRACE
62McArthur River MineGasAustralia106,619Climate TRACE
63Condamine AGasAustralia105,301Climate TRACE
64Maryvale Energy From Waste power stationGasAustralia92,334Climate TRACE
65BerrimahGasAustralia89,593Climate TRACE
66KarrathaGasAustralia88,624Climate TRACE
67LeichhardtGasAustralia86,565Climate TRACE
68ColongraGasAustralia84,061Climate TRACE
69Laverton NorthGasAustralia83,436Climate TRACE
70Ron GoodinGasAustralia82,111Climate TRACE
71Appin and Tower power stationGasAustralia77,908Climate TRACE
72Port LincolnOilAustralia72,138Climate TRACE
73SnuggeryGasAustralia62,324Climate TRACE
74West KalgoorlieOilAustralia60,740Climate TRACE
75Oaky CreekGasAustralia57,575Climate TRACE
76Cannington MineGasAustralia55,056Climate TRACE
77Broken HillGasAustralia49,461Climate TRACE
78German CreekGasAustralia46,167Climate TRACE
79CloudbreakOilAustralia45,505Climate TRACE
80SomertonGasAustralia43,989Climate TRACE
81LiddellCoalAustralia43,527Climate TRACE
82Sunrise DamGasAustralia43,327Climate TRACE
83KambaldaGasAustralia43,282Climate TRACE
84MintaroGasAustralia39,212Climate TRACE
85LongfordGasAustralia37,201Climate TRACE
86Ladbroke GroveGasAustralia36,184Climate TRACE
87ParaburdooGasAustralia35,779Climate TRACE
88KatherineGasAustralia35,711Climate TRACE
89Jeeralang BGasAustralia35,684Climate TRACE
90BairnsdaleGasAustralia35,546Climate TRACE
91Tennant CreekGasAustralia33,842Climate TRACE
92MackayGasAustralia33,635Climate TRACE
93Lucas Heights IWasteAustralia31,596Climate TRACE
94Kalgoorlie Nickel SmelterGasAustralia30,829Climate TRACE
95Smithfield EnergyGasAustralia30,081Climate TRACE
96Argyle Diamond MineOilAustralia29,677Climate TRACE
97Christmas Creek Iron Ore MineOilAustralia27,699Climate TRACE
98Jundee Gold MineGasAustralia26,967Climate TRACE
99Wiluna Gold MineGasAustralia24,527Climate TRACE
100Plutonic Gold MineGasAustralia23,806Climate TRACE
101Pine CreekGasAustralia23,497Climate TRACE
102RomaGasAustralia22,301Climate TRACE
103MungullahGasAustralia21,650Climate TRACE
104Appin (Mine)GasAustralia21,208Climate TRACE
105GeraldtonGasAustralia20,576Climate TRACE
106Windimurra Vanadium MineGasAustralia18,468Climate TRACE
107LonsdaleOilAustralia17,805Climate TRACE
108YularaGasAustralia16,495Climate TRACE
109ClaytonsWasteAustralia15,871Climate TRACE
110DerbyGasAustralia15,855Climate TRACE
111Glennies CreekGasAustralia14,515Climate TRACE
112Dry CreekGasAustralia14,494Climate TRACE
113EsperanceGasAustralia14,100Climate TRACE
114BroomeGasAustralia13,759Climate TRACE
115Port StanvacOilAustralia3,453Climate TRACE
116AngastonOilAustralia1,556Climate TRACE

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ from EPA/EU ETS/Climate TRACE; CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in dirtiest power plants in australia by co₂?

Bayswater (Australia) ranks #1 with 16,222,200 t co₂/yr.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 116 power plants in in Australia.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Bayswater (16,222,200); 2. Loy Yang A (14,224,300); 3. Tarong (8,355,300).