Cooper — United States of America
Coal power plant in Kentucky, United States of America. Approximate location 36.9981, -84.5919.
CoalKentuckyUnited States of AmericaGE Vernova: SGT6-5000FPre ConstructionCO₂ measured
Cooper is a 344 MW coal power station in Kentucky, United States of America. It ranks #1486 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 484,225 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 113k 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 USA0001384.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000103935; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 344 MW, Cooper is below the median coal plant in United States of America (558 MW). Technically it is described as GE Vernova: SGT6-5000F. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — 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.
484,225 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 #501 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
- Cooper power station · Coal · 344 MW · Kentucky
- Laurel Dam · Hydro · 70 MW · Kentucky
- Laurel Ridge LFGTE · Waste · 4 MW · Kentucky
- Wolf Creek · Hydro · 270 MW · Kentucky
- Cox Waste to Energy · Waste · 5 MW · Kentucky
- Bell power station · Coal · 600 MW · Kentucky
Location
Coordinates 36.9981, -84.5919 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Cooper?
Cooper is a 344 MW coal power plant in Kentucky, United States of America, Pre Construction 1967.
How much CO₂ does Cooper emit?
Cooper has measured emissions of about 484,225 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).