1st largest plant in Missouri · 47th nationally
Labadie is a coal power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 2,389 MW. It generates roughly 15.8M MWh per year — enough to power about 1,503,094 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 75% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2133 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (2,389 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Labadie |
|---|---|
| Operator | Union Electric Co - (Mo) |
| City | Labadie |
| County | Franklin County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 63055 |
| Coordinates | 38.56224, -90.83769 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 621 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 621 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 574 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 574 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| CO₂ | 16.8M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 39.2k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 7.3k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2133 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 | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.