13th largest plant in Missouri · 694th nationally
Northeast (Mo) is a oil power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 540 MW. It generates roughly 25.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,432 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Northeast (Mo) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Metro |
| City | Kansas City |
| County | Jackson County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 64120 |
| Coordinates | 39.12280, -94.56060 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 14 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 15 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| 16 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| 17 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1977 |
| 18 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1977 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 55.4 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 55.4 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 19 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1985 |
| SO₂ | 9 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 363 metric tons |
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 | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
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.