Brunner Island — United States of America
Coal power plant in Pennsylvania, United States of America. Approximate location 40.0961, -76.6962.
CoalPennsylvaniaUnited States of AmericaSteamAnnouncedCO₂ measured
Brunner Island is a 1,558.7 MW coal power station in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It ranks #305 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 1,668,140 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 389k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 16.3% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0003140.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104133; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,558.7 MW, Brunner Island is well above the median coal plant in United States of America (558 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
1,668,140 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per US EPA GHGRP (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #128 largest coal power plant of 802 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 802 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 621,194 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Brunner Island power station · Coal · 1,558.7 MW · Pennsylvania
- York Haven · Hydro · 19.6 MW · Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County Resource Recovery · Waste · 35.7 MW · Pennsylvania
- GSK York RDC Solar Facility · Solar · 2.6 MW · Pennsylvania
- Three Mile Island nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 880 MW · Pennsylvania
- York County Resource Recovery · Waste · 36.5 MW · Pennsylvania
Location
Coordinates 40.0961, -76.6962 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Brunner Island?
Brunner Island is a 1,558.7 MW coal power plant in Pennsylvania, United States of America, Announced 1966.
How much CO₂ does Brunner Island emit?
Brunner Island has measured emissions of about 1,668,140 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).