33rd largest plant in Missouri · 1604th nationally
James River Power Station is a natural gas power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 198 MW. It generates roughly 138.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 13,208 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 8% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1579 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | James River Power Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo) |
| City | Springfield |
| County | Greene County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 65804 |
| Coordinates | 37.10861, -93.26194 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 105 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 102 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 96.0 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.0 MW | Retired | 1964 |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 44.0 MW | Retired | 1960 |
| BAT1 | Batteries | Battery | 31.0 MW | Planned | — |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 22.0 MW | Retired | 1957 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 22.0 MW | Retired | 1957 |
| CO₂ | 109.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 140 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1579 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 | 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.