Castle Bluff Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Missouri.
| Plant Name | Castle Bluff Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Union Electric Co - (Mo) |
| City | St. Louis |
| County | St Louis County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 63129 |
| Coordinates | 38.40170, -90.33580 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 216 MW | Planned | — |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 216 MW | Planned | — |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 216 MW | Planned | — |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
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.