43rd largest plant in Missouri · 2684th nationally
Mu Combined Heat And Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 91.4 MW. It generates roughly 182.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 17,369 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 23% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 456 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (91.4 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 | Mu Combined Heat And Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Curators Of The University Of Missouri |
| City | Columbia |
| County | Boone County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 65211 |
| Coordinates | 38.94610, -92.33280 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 19.8 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| NTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 17.3 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| NTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 17.3 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 14.5 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 12.5 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| GEN10 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 9.0 MW | Under Construction | — |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 6.2 MW | Retired | 1961 |
| DGT1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2002 |
| GEN7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Standby | 1997 |
| GEN6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1994 |
| 6025 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 0.3 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| CO₂ | 41.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 90 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 456 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.. |
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.