The highest-emitting power plants in United States of America ranked by asset-level annual CO₂ emissions. Measured data from US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS, estimated data from Climate TRACE. Open dataset.
| Rank | Power Plant | Fuel | Owner | Annual CO₂ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Power LLC | Coal | Gavin Power LLC | 13,451,174 tCO₂e/yr (measured) |
| 2 | Oak Grove (TX) | Coal | Luminant Generation Company LLC | 12,278,594 tCO₂e/yr (measured) |
| 3 | Monroe (MI) | Coal | DTE Electric Company | 11,413,347 tCO₂e/yr (measured) |
| 4 | FirstEnergy Harrison Power Station | Coal | Monongahela Power Co | 11,179,958 tCO₂e/yr (measured) |
| 5 | Laramie River Station | Coal | Basin Electric Power Coop | 10,979,532 tCO₂e/yr (measured) |
| 6 | Ghent | Coal | Kentucky Utilities Co | 9,677,872 tCO₂e/yr (measured) |
| 7 | Cumberland (TN) | Coal | Tennessee Valley Authority | 9,455,486 tCO₂e/yr (measured) |
| 8 | Crystal River | Gas | Duke Energy Florida LLC | 8,392,686 tCO₂e/yr (measured) |
| 9 | Fayette Power Project | Coal | Lower Colorado River Authority | 7,220,100 tCO₂e/yr (estimated) |
| 10 | Mill Creek (KY) | Coal | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | 7,214,107 tCO₂e/yr (measured) |
CO₂ emissions are asset-level annual estimates from three sources:
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