77th largest plant in Missouri · 5227th nationally
Trenton South is a oil power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 14.0 MW. It generates roughly 59 MWh per year — enough to power about 5 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1749 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Trenton South |
|---|---|
| Operator | Trenton Municipal Utilities - (Mo) |
| City | Trenton |
| County | Grundy County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 64683 |
| Coordinates | 40.06722, -93.60436 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| CO₂ | 52 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1749 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 | 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.