85th largest plant in Missouri · 6091st nationally
Memphis is a oil power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 8.8 MW.
| Plant Name | Memphis |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Memphis - (Mo) |
| City | Memphis |
| County | Scotland County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 63555 |
| Coordinates | 40.45780, -92.18100 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1960 |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| 13 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Operating | 1957 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.4 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.2 MW | Operating | 1945 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.