103rd largest plant in Kansas · 5218th nationally
Belleville is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 14.3 MW. It generates roughly 178 MWh per year — enough to power about 16 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1433 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Belleville |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Belleville - (Ks) |
| City | Belleville |
| County | Republic County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 66935 |
| Coordinates | 39.83277, -97.63204 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 5.1 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.7 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.0 MW | Under Construction | — |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.8 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.7 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1946 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1946 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1946 |
| CO₂ | 127 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1433 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.