Springerville — United States of America
Coal power plant in Arizona, United States of America. Approximate location 34.3186, -109.1639.
CoalArizonaUnited States of AmericaSteamAnnouncedCO₂ measured
Springerville is a 1,765.8 MW coal power station in Arizona, United States of America. It ranks #239 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 7,022,190 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 1.6 million 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 USA0008223.
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 · L100000103792; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,765.8 MW, Springerville 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.
7,022,190 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 #91 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
- Springerville power station · Coal · 1,765.8 MW · Arizona
- Western Renewable Energy · Waste · 3 MW · Arizona
- Coronado Generating Station · Coal · 821.8 MW · Arizona
- Coronado · Coal · 821.8 MW · Arizona
- Poseidon Wind LLC · Wind · 65.1 MW · Arizona
- Novo BioPower Plant · Waste · 27.2 MW · Arizona
Location
Coordinates 34.3186, -109.1639 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Springerville?
Springerville is a 1,765.8 MW coal power plant in Arizona, United States of America, Announced 1998.
How much CO₂ does Springerville emit?
Springerville has measured emissions of about 7,022,190 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).