Pirkey — United States of America
Coal power plant in Texas, United States of America. Approximate location 32.4607, -94.4852.
CoalTexasUnited States of AmericaPre ConstructionCO₂ measured
Pirkey is a 721 MW coal power station in Texas, United States of America. It ranks #866 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 931,067 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 217k 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 USA0007902.
Data status
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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: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 721 MW, Pirkey is well above the median coal plant in United States of America (558 MW). 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.
931,067 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 #316 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
- Pirkey Power Plant · Coal · 721 MW · Texas
- Harrison County Power Project · Gas · 570 MW · Texas
- Snider Industries · Waste · 5 MW · Texas
- Knox Lee · Gas · 351 MW · Texas
- Eastman Cogeneration Facility · Gas · 467.7 MW · Texas
- Martin Lake · Coal · 2,379.6 MW · Texas
Location
Coordinates 32.4607, -94.4852 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Pirkey?
Pirkey is a 721 MW coal power plant in Texas, United States of America, Pre Construction 1985.
How much CO₂ does Pirkey emit?
Pirkey has measured emissions of about 931,067 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).