86th largest plant in Missouri · 6111th nationally
Unionville City Of is a oil power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 8.7 MW. It generates roughly 11 MWh per year — enough to power about 1 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2227 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Unionville City Of |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Unionville - (Mo) |
| City | Unionville |
| County | Putnam County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 63565 |
| Coordinates | 40.47674, -93.01002 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.7 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1962 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.2 MW | Operating | 1935 |
| CO₂ | 12 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 2227 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. |
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.