65th largest plant in Missouri · 4092nd nationally
Fulton (Mo) is a natural gas power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 33.2 MW. It generates roughly 206 MWh per year — enough to power about 19 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2447 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Fulton (Mo) |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Fulton - (Mo) |
| City | Fulton |
| County | Callaway County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 65251 |
| Coordinates | 38.86809, -91.94778 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 21.2 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| IC3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 7.0 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 5.0 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| IC2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 5.0 MW | Retired | 1966 |
| CO₂ | 252 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2447 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 | Associated Electric Cooperative, 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.