Martin Lake Coal Plant
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The 2,250 MW Martin Lake coal fired power plant in Rusk County, Texas is the third highest CO2 emitter among U.S. coal plants in 2020 at 15,767,335 tons CO2. It is owned by Vistra Corp of Irving Texas who own a fleet of toxic coal plants among their generation fleet.
In 2021 they shut down the neighboring Liberty Mine which provided dirty Texas lignite to the plant and are now sourcing their coal from Powder River Basin in Wyoming.
For U.S. coal plant statistics, see the report on the 100 Dirtiest Power Plants in the U.S. at https://findenergy.com/top-100-dirtiest-power-plants-in-the-united-states/
In 2021 they shut down the neighboring Liberty Mine which provided dirty Texas lignite to the plant and are now sourcing their coal from Powder River Basin in Wyoming.
For U.S. coal plant statistics, see the report on the 100 Dirtiest Power Plants in the U.S. at https://findenergy.com/top-100-dirtiest-power-plants-in-the-united-states/