# Coal Plants Still Running in Montana: All 4 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Montana has 4 coal plants still running (2% of the US), #20 by count and #6 per person. From EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Coal Plants Still Running in Montana

Montana has **4 coal plants still running**: 2% of the US total of 205\. That ranks **#20 by count** and **#6 per person** (0.35 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Montana has 4 coal plants still running, 2% of the US total of 205.
* That ranks #20 of 51 by count and #6 per person (0.35 per 100,000 residents).
* Pennsylvania has the most, with 13.
* Source: EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration), August 2026.

#6

national rank (per capita)

4

coal plants still running

0.35

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (U.S. Energy Information Administration)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/), 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.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Montana: 4 rows (CSV)](/downloads/coal-plants/montana.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/coal-plants/us.csv)

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## All 4 coal plants still running in Montana

| # | Name                                 |
| - | ------------------------------------ |
| 1 | Colstrip                             |
| 2 | Colstrip Energy LP                   |
| 3 | Hardin Generator Project             |
| 4 | Western Sugar Cooperative - Billings |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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