Every US power plant still burning coal, from the Energy Information Administration’s monthly generator inventory. 205 in all, counted by state. Free to cite, embed and download.
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Source: EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration), August 2026. Plants with at least one operating coal-fired generator. A plant counts once however many coal units it has. Plants that switched to gas are not counted.
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| # | State | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 13 |
| 2 | Indiana | 12 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 12 |
| 4 | Texas | 11 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 11 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 10 |
| 7 | Illinois | 9 |
| 8 | Iowa | 9 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 8 |
| 10 | Missouri | 8 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 7 |
| 12 | North Dakota | 7 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 6 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 6 |
| 15 | Alaska | 5 |
| 16 | Kansas | 5 |
| 17 | Colorado | 5 |
| 18 | Michigan | 5 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 5 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 4 |
| 21 | Florida | 4 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 4 |
| 23 | Ohio | 4 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 4 |
| 25 | Montana | 4 |
| 26 | Utah | 4 |
| 27 | Alabama | 3 |
| 28 | Arizona | 3 |
| 29 | Louisiana | 3 |
| 30 | Virginia | 3 |
| 31 | Georgia | 2 |
| 32 | Mississippi | 2 |
| 33 | Maryland | 1 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | 1 |
| 35 | New Mexico | 1 |
| 36 | Washington | 1 |
| 37 | South Dakota | 1 |
| 38 | California | 1 |
| 39 | Nevada | 1 |
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205, from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration) (August 2026). Plants with at least one operating coal-fired generator. A plant counts once however many coal units it has. Plants that switched to gas are not counted.
PA (13), IN (12), WY (12). The 50-state ranking, by count and per person, is at get-instamaps.com/rankings/coal-plants.
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