69th largest plant in Missouri · 4285th nationally
Fredericktown Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 27.6 MW. It generates roughly 8.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 773 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1631 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Fredericktown Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm. |
| City | Fredericktown |
| County | Madison County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 63465 |
| Coordinates | 37.57167, -90.31725 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 13.8 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| UNIT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 13.8 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mpua | Columbia, MO | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 6.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 18 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1631 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 |
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.