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Contaminated Coal Waste
Top 100 Waste Producers, Existing Plants
This table lists key information for the top 100 U.S. coal plants, ranked by volume of coal waste generated in 2005.
| Rank | State | Plant | Owner/ Operator | County | Tons of Waste | Predominant Disposal Method in 2005 | Tons of Toxic Metals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | Seward (RRI) | Reliant Energy Inc | Indiana | 2,876,000 | 100% sold | 158 |
| 2 | Texas | Martin Lake | TXU Generation Co LP | Rusk | 2,540,700 | 61% landfilled | 1,903 |
| 3 | New Mexico | Four Corners (AZPS) | Arizona Public Service Co | San Juan | 2,167,400 | 45% disposed off-site | 438 |
| 4 | Indiana | Gibson (PSI) | Duke Indiana Inc | Gibson | 1,862,800 | 52% landfilled | 1,274 |
| 5 | Texas | Limestone (TEGE) | NRG Energy | Limestone | 1,851,500 | 73% landfilled | 1,145 |
| 6 | Tennessee | Cumberland (TVA) | Tennessee Valley Authority | Stewart | 1,645,520 | 83% sold | 894 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | Mansfield (FIRGEN) | FirstEnergy Generation Corp | Beaver | 1,582,400 | 66% disposed in ponds | 829 |
| 8 | Texas | Pirkey | Southwestern Electric Power Co | Harrison | 1,499,400 | 87% landfilled | 561 |
| 9 | Texas | Monticello (TXUGEN) | TXU Generation Co LP | Titus | 1,455,900 | 66% landfilled | 1,076 |
| 10 | West Virginia | Harrison Power Station | Allegheny Energy Supply Co LLC | Harrison | 1,453,200 | 74% landfilled | 728 |
| 11 | Washington | Transalta Centralia Generation (TRAENE) | TransAlta Energy Corp | Lewis | 1,405,220 | 62% sold | 279 |
| 12 | New Mexico | San Juan (PNM) | Public Service Co of NM | San Juan | 1,317,000 | 82% disposed off-site | 372 |
| 13 | Texas | San Miguel (SMIG) | San Miguel Electric Coop Inc | Atascosa | 1,282,100 | 100% disposed off-site | 308 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | Conemaugh | Reliant Energy Inc | Indiana | 1,265,200 | 59% sold | 584 |
| 15 | Kentucky | Mill Creek (LGEC) | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Jefferson | 1,236,800 | 59% disposed off-site | 594 |
| 16 | Indiana | AES Petersburg (IP&L) | Indianapolis Power & Light Co | Pike | 1,195,300 | 58% disposed off-site | 655 |
| 17 | West Virginia | Mount Storm (VIEP) | Dominion Virginia Power | Grant | 1,145,000 | 55% landfilled | 563 |
| 18 | Ohio | Conesville | Columbus Southern Power Co | Coshocton | 1,118,400 | 44% ponds | 555 |
| 19 | Ohio | W H Zimmer | Duke Ohio Inc | Clermont | 1,111,000 | 62% sold | 444 |
| 20 | North Dakota | Coal Creek | Great River Energy | McLean | 1,109,400 | 38% sold | 1,062 |
| 21 | Kentucky | Ghent | Kentucky Utilities Co | Carroll | 1,070,800 | 59% disposed in ponds | 631 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | Homer City Station | Edison Mission Energy | Indiana | 1,048,200 | 67% landfilled | 741 |
| 23 | Kentucky | Paradise (TVA) | Tennessee Valley Authority | Muhlenberg | 1,011,600 | 55% disposed in ponds | 685 |
| 24 | Florida | Big Bend | Tampa Electric Co | Hillsborough | 992,700 | 79% sold | |
| 25 | Wyoming | Jim Bridger | PacifiCorp-Rocky Mtn | Sweetwater | 990,000 | 44% sold | 471 |
| 26 | Georgia | Bowen | Georgia Power Co | Bartow | 989,500 | 69% sold | 1,221 |
| 27 | Montana | Colstrip | PPL Generation LLC | Rosebud | 987,200 | 98% disposed in ponds | 326 |
| 28 | Alabama | Widows Creek | Tennessee Valley Authority | Jackson | 955,500 | 89% disposed in ponds | 611 |
| 29 | Minnesota | Sherburne County | Northern States Power Co | Sherburne | 939,500 | 53% disposed in ponds | 505 |
| 30 | Indiana | Merom | Hoosier Energy R E C Inc | Sullivan | 939,300 | 100% landfilled | 406 |
| 31 | Florida | Seminole Generating Station | Seminole Electric Coop, Inc | Putnam | 912,000 | 72% sold | 493 |
| 32 | Texas | Sandow 4 & 5 | TXU Generation Co LP | Milam | 907,800 | 46% landfilled | 546 |
| 33 | West Virginia | John E Amos | Appalachian Power Co | Putnam | 906,500 | 48% landfilled | 1,056 |
| 34 | New York | Roseton Generating Station | Dynegy Inc | Orange | 900,000 | 100% disposed on-site | |
| 35 | Arizona | Navajo (SRP) | Salt River Project | Coconino | 876,250 | 57% sold | 933 |
| 36 | Maine | Somerset Plant | Sappi North America | Somerset | 843,700 | 100% landfilled | |
| 37 | Indiana | R M Schahfer | Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co | Jasper | 825,400 | 72% sold | 439 |
| 38 | Ohio | J M Stuart (DP&L) | Dayton Power & Light Co | Adams | 818,100 | 80% disposed in ponds | 819 |
| 39 | Utah | Intermountain Power Project | Los Angeles City of | Millard | 801,200 | 62% disposed on-site | 808 |
| 40 | Florida | Crystal River | Progress Energy Florida | Citrus | 777,100 | 93% sold | 789 |
| 41 | West Virginia | Pleasants Power Station | Allegheny Energy Supply Co LLC | Pleasants | 775,700 | 62% sold | 600 |
| 42 | Louisiana | Dolet Hills | CLECO Power LLC | De Soto | 770,300 | 88% landfilled | 231 |
| 43 | Georgia | Scherer | Georgia Power Co | Monroe | 740,700 | 64% disposed in ponds | 786 |
| 44 | North Carolina | Belews Creek | Duke Carolinas LLC | Stokes | 727,600 | 58% sold | 373 |
| 45 | Ohio | General James M Gavin | Ohio Power Co | Gallia | 718,900 | 81% disposed on-site | 843 |
| 46 | Arizona | Springerville | Tucson Electric Power Co | Apache | 701,980 | 100% landfilled | 272 |
| 47 | Texas | W A Parish | NRG Energy | Fort Bend | 689,000 | 58% sold | 634 |
| 48 | North Carolina | Roxboro | Progress Energy Carolinas | Person | 683,300 | 51% landfilled | 792 |
| 49 | Illinois | Marion (SIPC) | Southern Illinois Power Coop | Williamson | 680,700 | 74% disposed off-site | 133 |
| 50 | Mississippi | Red Hills Generating Facility | Choctaw Generating LP | Choctaw | 672,300 | 63% disposed in landfills | 377 |
| 51 | North Dakota | Antelope Valley | Basin Electric Power Coop-East | Mercer | 670,200 | 100% disposed in landfills | 796 |
| 52 | North Carolina | Marshall (DUPC) | Duke Carolinas LLC | Catawba | 665,600 | 81% disposed on-site | 155 |
| 53 | Texas | Big Brown | TXU Generation Co LP | Freestone | 655,900 | 51% landfilled | 722 |
| 54 | Utah | Hunter | PacifiCorp-Rocky Mtn | Emery | 653,000 | 91% landfilled | 549 |
| 55 | Kentucky | D B Wilson (WKEC) | Western Kentucky Energy Corp | Ohio | 644,400 | 100% landfilled | 75 |
| 56 | Ohio | W H Sammis | FirstEnergy Generation Corp | Jefferson | 638,900 | 81% disposed off-site | 658 |
| 57 | Florida | St Johns River Power Park | JEA | Duval | 637,600 | 70% sold | 510 |
| 58 | Florida | Stanton Energy Center I | Orlando Utilities Comm | Orange | 631,100 | 61% landfilled | 319 |
| 59 | Kentucky | Cane Run | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Jefferson | 630,200 | 93% landfilled | 164 |
| 60 | Arizona | Cholla | Arizona Public Service Co | Navajo | 622,000 | 52% sold | 256 |
| 61 | Indiana | Rockport | Indiana Michigan Power Co | Spencer | 620,000 | 64% landfilled | 507 |
| 62 | Michigan | Monroe (DETED) | Detroit Edison Co | Monroe | 603,000 | 80% disposed in ponds | 838 |
| 63 | Illinois | Archer Daniels Midland Decatur (ADM) | Archer Daniels Midland Co | Macon | 589,000 | 74% disposed off-site | 173 |
| 64 | Kentucky | H L Spurlock | East Kentucky Power Coop Inc | Mason | 582,900 | 93% landfilled | 435 |
| 65 | South Carolina | Cross | South Carolina Pub Serv Auth | Berkeley | 568,100 | 80% sold | 683 |
| 66 | New York | PSEG Albany Generating Station | PSEG Fossil | Albany | 564,000 | 100% disposed off-site | |
| 67 | Pennsylvania | Keystone (RRI) | Reliant Energy Inc | Armstrong | 562,900 | 100% landfilled | 501 |
| 68 | Missouri | Labadie | AmerenUE | Franklin | 559,000 | 47% sold | 573 |
| 69 | Ohio | Cardinal | Cardinal Operating Co | Jefferson | 558,700 | 88% disposed in ponds | 518 |
| 70 | Georgia | Wansley | Georgia Power Co | Heard | 544,100 | 99% disposed in ponds | 627 |
| 71 | Alabama | E C Gaston (ALAP) | Alabama Power Co | Shelby | 531,600 | 70% landfilled | 485 |
| 72 | Indiana | Harding Street | Indianapolis Power & Light Co | Marion | 516,100 | 64% disposed on-site | 217 |
| 73 | Kentucky | R D Green | Western Kentucky Energy Corp | Webster | 513,000 | 96% landfilled | 143 |
| 74 | New York | AES Somerset LLC | AES NUGs | Niagara | 509,870 | 94% landfilled | 273 |
| 75 | Kansas | La Cygne | Kansas City Power & Light Co | Linn | 509,800 | 55% landfilled | 365 |
| 76 | Wyoming | Laramie River Station | Basin Electric Power Coop-East | 493,300 | 73% landfilled | 372 | |
| 77 | Indiana | Tanners Creek | Indiana Michigan Power Co | Dearborn | 491,300 | 49% on-site | 282 |
| 78 | Kansas | Jeffrey Energy Center | Westar Energy | Pottawatomie | 486,200 | 62% sold | 529 |
| 79 | Virginia | Clover | Dominion Virginia Power | Halifax | 485,200 | 100% landfilled | 402 |
| 80 | West Virginia | Mountaineer | Appalachian Power Co | Mason | 481,000 | 91% landfilled | 469 |
| 81 | Ohio | Muskingum River | Ohio Power Co | Washington | 480,600 | 59% disposed on-site | 452 |
| 82 | Utah | Huntington | PacifiCorp-Rocky Mtn | Emery | 478,000 | 100% landfilled | 390 |
| 83 | Maryland | Brandon Shores | Constellation Energy Commodities Group | Anne Arundel | 464,000 | 74% sold | 491 |
| 84 | Kentucky | East Bend | Duke Energy Kentucky Inc | Boone | 463,700 | 63% disposed on-site | 184 |
| 85 | Kentucky | Trimble County (LGEC) | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Trimble | 462,400 | 60% sold | 207 |
| 86 | North Carolina | G G Allen (DUPC) | Duke Carolinas LLC | Gaston | 459,300 | 54% disposed on-site | 370 |
| 87 | Texas | Twin Oaks Power One | PNM Altura | Robertson | 456,000 | 51% sold | 285 |
| 88 | Florida | Northside Generating Station | JEA | Duval | 455,700 | 68% landfilled | 31 |
| 89 | West Virginia | Mitchell (OPC) | Ohio Power Co | Marshall | 453,200 | 68% disposed in ponds | 430 |
| 90 | Texas | Fayette Power Project (LCRA) | Lower Colorado River Authority | Fayette | 437,200 | 90% sold | 275 |
| 91 | Pennsylvania | Northampton Generating Company | US Operating Services Company | Northampton | 437,000 | 70% disposed off-site | 41 |
| 92 | Pennsylvania | PPL Montour | PPL Generation LLC | Montour | 436,700 | 100% sold | 398 |
| 93 | Georgia | Harllee Branch | Georgia Power Co | Putnam | 435,300 | 96% disposed in ponds | 545 |
| 94 | Kentucky | Shawnee (TVA) | Tennessee Valley Authority | McCracken | 432,400 | 86% landfilled | 499 |
| 95 | Nevada | Mohave | Southern California Edison Co | Clark | 427,900 | 65% sold | |
| 96 | Maryland | AES Warrior Run Cogeneration Facility (AES Warrior Run Inc.) | AES NUGs | Allegany | 423,240 | 89% disposed off-site | 83 |
| 97 | Oklahoma | AES Shady Point Inc. | AES NUGs | Leflore | 422,400 | 100% disposed off-site | 124 |
| 98 | Pennsylvania | Colver Power Project | Inter-Power/AhlCon Partners, L.P. | Cambria | 421,600 | 94% disposed on-iste | 40 |
| 99 | Colorado | Craig (TSGT) | Tri-State G & T Assn Inc | Moffat | 417,700 | 99% disposed off-site | 322 |
| 100 | Tennessee | Kingston | Tennessee Valley Authority | Roane | 408,000 | 80% landfilled | 475 |
For a summary of coal waste from existing plants by state, click here. To download more data in Excel, including detailed plant-level information for both existing and proposed plants, click here.
last revised 3/12/2009
