What ranks first in largest power plants in ireland by capacity?

Coolpowra power plant (Ireland) ranks #1 with 1,155 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 76 power plants in Ireland.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Coolpowra power plant (1,155); 2. Moneypoint power station (915); 3. Aghada (528).

Largest power plants in Ireland by capacity

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Coolpowra power plant	Gas	Ireland	1,155
2	Moneypoint power station	Coal	Ireland	915
3	Aghada	Gas	Ireland	528
4	Poolbeg Combined Cycle	Gas	Ireland	490
5	Tarbert	Oil	Ireland	488
6	Whitegate	Gas	Ireland	445
7	Aghada CCGT	Gas	Ireland	435
8	North Wall power station	Gas	Ireland	426
9	Dublin Bay Power	Gas	Ireland	405
10	Huntstown Phase II	Gas	Ireland	404
11	Tynagh	Gas	Ireland	404
12	Huntstown	Gas	Ireland	343
13	Cashla Peaker Power Station	Gas	Ireland	334
14	Turlough Hill	Hydro	Ireland	292
15	Castlelost Flexgen power station	Gas	Ireland	275
16	Shannonbridge power station	Oil	Ireland	264
17	Echelon DUB20 power station	Gas	Ireland	249
18	Great Island	Oil	Ireland	216
19	Herbata Data Centre power station	Gas	Ireland	180
20	Kentstown power plant	Gas	Ireland	180
21	Sealrock (Aughinish CHP)	Gas	Ireland	170
22	Platin power station	Gas	Ireland	169.5
23	West Offaly Power	Biomass	Ireland	137
24	Art Data Centre power station	Gas	Ireland	120.6
25	Grange Castle Echelon power station	Gas	Ireland	120
26	Cushaling	Oil	Ireland	112
27	Edenderry	Oil	Ireland	112
28	Rhode	Oil	Ireland	104
29	Tawnaghmore	Oil	Ireland	104
30	Monksland power station	Gas	Ireland	100
31	Echelon DUB30 power station	Gas	Ireland	90
32	Lisheen	Wind	Ireland	88.8
33	Marina No ST	Gas	Ireland	88
34	Knockacummer 1	Wind	Ireland	87
35	Ardnacrusha	Hydro	Ireland	85
36	Mount Lucas	Wind	Ireland	84
37	Meentycat	Wind	Ireland	72
38	Dublin Waste power station	Biomass	Ireland	68
39	Boggeragh 2	Wind	Ireland	66.7
40	Corduff Flexgen power station	Gas	Ireland	63.5
41	Derrybrien	Wind	Ireland	60
42	Winthrop Dublin power station	Gas	Ireland	59.4
43	Sliabh Bawn	Wind	Ireland	58
44	Boggeragh	Wind	Ireland	57
45	Bindoo	Wind	Ireland	48
46	Cloghboola	Wind	Ireland	46
47	Kilgarvan	Wind	Ireland	45
48	Knocknagoum	Wind	Ireland	44
49	Garracummer	Wind	Ireland	43
50	Ballywater	Wind	Ireland	42
51	Bruckana	Wind	Ireland	42
52	Castledockrell	Wind	Ireland	41.4
53	Coomacheo	Wind	Ireland	41
54	Kill Hill	Wind	Ireland	36.8
55	Glenough	Wind	Ireland	35
56	Raheenleagh Wind Farm	Wind	Ireland	35
57	Mountain Lodge	Wind	Ireland	34.5
58	Barranafaddock	Wind	Ireland	34
59	Monaincha Bog (Gate 3)	Wind	Ireland	32.5
60	Lee	Hydro	Ireland	27
61	Gavagh Glebe	Wind	Ireland	26
62	Taurbeg	Wind	Ireland	25.3
63	Tullynamoyle	Wind	Ireland	22
64	Raheen Barr	Wind	Ireland	18.7
65	Meath power station	Biomass	Ireland	17
66	Ballincollig Hill	Wind	Ireland	13.3
67	Derrynadivva	Wind	Ireland	8
68	Altagowlan	Wind	Ireland	7.6
69	Bellacorick	Wind	Ireland	6.5
70	Largan Hill	Wind	Ireland	5.9
71	Geevagh	Wind	Ireland	5
72	Lenanavea	Wind	Ireland	4.5
73	Cuillalea	Wind	Ireland	3.4
74	Ballinlough/Ikerrin	Wind	Ireland	2.5
75	Mace Upper	Wind	Ireland	2.4
76	Crocane	Wind	Ireland	1.6

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); 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.

Largest power plants in Ireland by capacity

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