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Fuxin power station

Coal power plant in Liaoning, China. Approximate location 41.9976, 121.6635.

CoalLiaoningChinasubcriticalCO₂ modelled

Fuxin power station is a 1,100 MW coal power station in Liaoning, China. It is operated by CPI Northeast Power Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.4 million homes (estimated). It ranks #938 of 6,685 China power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2000, it is around 26 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 3,429,500 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 799k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 54.3% of China's electricity; the national grid averages 525 gCO₂/kWh (41.7% low-carbon) (2025).

1,100Source-backed capacity
1,376,571homes powered (est.)
3,429,500t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)
2000commissioned (~26 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1070263.

Data status

Known data

FacilityFuxin power station WRI
CountryChina · Liaoning WRI
Coordinates41.9976, 121.6635 WRI
FuelCoal WRI
MW installed capacity1,100 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerCPI Northeast Power Co Ltd WRI
Commissioned2000 WRI
Technologysubcritical WRI

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions3,429,500 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#938 of 6685 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#725 of 1907 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.57× · 700 MW median · 1907 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent1,376,571 calculated
Climate7.5°C · HDD 4,194 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC2 · 34/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000101150); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,100 MW, Fuxin power station is well above the median coal plant in China (700 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. 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.

~3,429,500 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

799kpassenger cars driven for a year
447khomes' yearly energy use
57 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in China

East Hope Metals Wucaiwan power station: 7,000 MW7kEast Hope …Datang Tuoketuo power station: 6,720 MW7kDatang Tuo…Togtoh power station: 6,720 MW7kTogtoh pow…Ying Long Shan power station: 6,300 MW6kYing Long …Jiaxing power station: 6,030 MW6kJiaxing po…Guazhou Changle power station: 6,000 MW6kGuazhou Ch…Guodian Yulin Jingbian power station: 6,000 MW6kGuodian Yu…Guoxin Dafeng power station: 6,000 MW6kGuoxin Daf…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by CPI Northeast Power Co Ltd. All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 42.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

7.5°Cannual mean temp
4,194heating degree-days (base 18°C)
377cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
316 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -11 °CJF: -8 °CFM: 0 °CMA: 9 °CAM: 16 °CMJ: 21 °CJJ: 23 °CJA: 22 °CAS: 17 °CSO: 9 °CON: -1 °CND: -8 °CD23 °C

Heating degree-days here run 71% above 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: 86/100 — this site sits in the top 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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C2ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
34/100environmental-severity index
34.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
160 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #725 largest coal power plant of 1907 in China by capacity.

China has 1907 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 1,882,493 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 41.9976, 121.6635 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Fuxin power station?

Fuxin power station is a 1,100 MW source-record coal power plant in Liaoning, China, commissioned in 2000.

How many homes can Fuxin power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 1,376,571 homes (estimated).

Who operates Fuxin power station?

Fuxin power station is operated by CPI Northeast Power Co Ltd.

How much CO₂ does Fuxin power station emit?

Fuxin power station has modelled emissions of about 3,429,500 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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