3rd largest plant in Missouri · 198th nationally
New Madrid is a coal power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 1,300 MW. It generates roughly 4.7M MWh per year — enough to power about 448,638 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 41% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2015 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 (1,300 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 | New Madrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Associated Electric Coop, Inc |
| City | New Madrid |
| County | New Madrid County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 63869 |
| Coordinates | 36.51470, -89.56170 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 650 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 650 MW | Operating | 1977 |
| CO₂ | 4.7M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 10.8k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 10.0k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2015 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 | Associated Electric Cooperative, 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.