Carrollton
Natural gas power plant · Carroll County, Missouri
Nameplate capacity
21 MW
Rank in Missouri
#81
of 139 plants
In service since
1947
March 1947
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Carrollton Board of Public Wks
- County
- Carroll County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Missouri
- #30 of 35
- EIA plant code
- 2120
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.1 MW | 6.0 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.1 MW | 3.7 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.1 MW | 3.7 MW | 1970 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 1959 | Operating |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 1947 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Missouri
| Adelite Solar, LLC | Solar | 25 MW |
| Nevada | Other | 22 MW |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone | Other | 17 MW |
| Ozark Beach | Hydro | 16 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 21 MW solar plant and a 21 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Missouri power plants · What Missouri actually generates