66th largest plant in Missouri · 4129th nationally
Kennett is a natural gas power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 31.4 MW. It generates roughly 2.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 237 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1265 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Kennett |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Kennett - (Mo) |
| City | Kennett |
| County | Dunklin County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 63857 |
| Coordinates | 36.23380, -90.05210 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.4 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.4 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 6.2 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 6.2 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 6.2 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.1 MW | Retired | 1962 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Retired | 1960 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1951 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.4 MW | Retired | 1949 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Retired | 1945 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Retired | 1942 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Retired | 1942 |
| CO₂ | 1.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 36 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1265 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.