The Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants database, created in 2002, marks plant proposals and is updated every few months.
Database results are derived from information publicly available from a variety of tracking organisations and news groups.
The Energy Information Administration projected 87GW of new coal capacity was needed by 2025.
Currently under consideration is 73GW of new coal-fired power plants, representing 124 coal-fired plants – enough electricity to power 73 million homes.