Saturday, August 15, 2026 Search My Trip EnglishChinese
World news · travel · culture
Taiwan The Taiwan Times
Taiwan's window to the world

Limestone Power Plant

Leon County, United States

The 440th largest power station in the world

1.85 GW · Capacity

Limestone Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant in the United States, one of the largest in Texas. In 2022 it was the 6th largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the state. In 2022 there was an underground fire of a conveyor belt linking from a disused mine. It is one of 3 most NOx emitting power plants in Texas.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More power stations in United States

  1. Grand Coulee Dam6.81 GW
  2. Rampart Dam5.87 GW
  3. West County Energy Center4.26 GW
  4. Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station4.21 GW
  5. W. A. Parish Power Plant4.01 GW

Other large power stations worldwide

  1. Bui Dam · Ghana1,440 GW
  2. Western Green Energy Hub · Australia50 GW
  3. Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park · India30 GW
  4. Three Gorges Dam · China22.5 GW
  5. Baihetan Dam · China16 GW
  6. Itaipu Dam · Paraguay14 GW
  7. Xiluodu Dam · China13.86 GW
  8. Belo Monte Dam · Brazil11 GW