80th largest plant in Missouri · 5549th nationally
Butler Municipal Power Plant is a oil power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 10.9 MW. It generates roughly 37 MWh per year — enough to power about 3 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2189 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Butler Municipal Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Butler - (Mo) |
| City | Butler |
| County | Bates County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 64730 |
| Coordinates | 38.26441, -94.34439 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| NG2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| SG1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| SG2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2000 |
| IC6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.5 MW | Standby | 1965 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.4 MW | Retired | 1952 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.4 MW | Standby | 1959 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Retired | 1946 |
| CO₂ | 41 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2189 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 | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.