25th largest plant in Missouri · 1179th nationally
Sikeston Power Station is a coal power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 261 MW. It generates roughly 1.4M MWh per year — enough to power about 129,461 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 59% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2360 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 (261 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 | Sikeston Power Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Sikeston - (Mo) |
| City | Sikeston |
| County | Scott County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 63801 |
| Coordinates | 36.87910, -89.62090 |
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 | 261 MW | Operating | 1981 |
| CO₂ | 1.6M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4.1k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 841 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2360 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 | Southwestern Power Administration |
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.