44th largest plant in Missouri · 2692nd nationally
Chillicothe is a natural gas power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 90.0 MW. It generates roughly 9.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 852 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Chillicothe |
|---|---|
| Operator | Chillicothe Municipal Utils |
| City | Chillicothe |
| County | Livingston County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 64601 |
| Coordinates | 39.78339, -93.56411 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 40.0 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 40.0 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| 6 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 6.0 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 5.0 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| 4A | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 2.5 MW | Retired | 1938 |
| D1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| D2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| D3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| D4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| D5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| SO₂ | 7 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 57 metric tons |
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 |
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.