Brescia power station is a 75 MW coal power plant in Brescia, Italy. It is operated by A2A SpA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 94k homes (estimated). It ranks #186 of 489 Italy power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1988, it is around 38 years old — long-established. Its annual emissions of 51,174 t CO₂/yr (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)) are equivalent to about 12k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 1.4% of Italy's electricity; the national grid averages 285 gCO₂/kWh (48.8% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_brescia_italy.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 75 MW, Brescia power station is below the median coal plant in Italy (640 MW). Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
51,174 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023) (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
Key facts
- Share of Italy coal capacity
- 0.6% of 12,942 MW across 16 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 6 of 14 dated coal plants in Italy are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Italy
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by A2A SpA [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 45.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 2% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 49/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #16 largest coal power plant of 16 in Italy by capacity.
Italy has 16 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 12,942 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
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- GARGNANO · Hydro · 137 MW · Lombardy
- CTE DEL MINCIO · Gas · 400 MW · Veneto
- ALZANO LOMBARDO MILL · Other · 95.5 MW · Lombardy
- Piadena · Solar · 5.9 MW · Lombardy
- Tenaris Dalmine power station · Gas · 122 MW · Bergamo
Location
Coordinates 45.516389, 10.212222 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Brescia power station?
Brescia power station is a 75 MW coal power plant in Brescia, Italy, commissioned in 1988.
Who operates Brescia power station?
Brescia power station is operated by A2A SpA [100%].
How much CO₂ does Brescia power station emit?
Brescia power station has measured emissions of about 51,174 tonnes of CO₂ per year (EU ETS verified (EUTL 2023)).