Grand Avenue is a natural gas power plant in Missouri.
| Plant Name | Grand Avenue |
|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Metro |
| City | Kansas City |
| County | Jackson County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 64106 |
| Coordinates | 39.10528, -94.56972 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 43.0 MW | Retired | 1929 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 40.2 MW | Retired | 1948 |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| 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.