Nameplate capacity
7.4 MW
Rank in Missouri
#100
of 139 plants
In service since
1941
January 1941
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Kahoka
- County
- Clark County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Missouri
- #33 of 35
- EIA plant code
- 2138
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.5 MW | 1.4 MW | 1969 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.9 MW | 0.8 MW | 1982 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.8 MW | 0.7 MW | 1956 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.7 MW | 0.7 MW | 1952 | Operating |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1941 | 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
| West Plains Solar I | Solar | 8.0 MW |
| Nixa Solar, LLC | Solar | 7.9 MW |
| Gallatin (MO) | Other | 7.2 MW |
| Shelbina Power #2 | Other | 6.6 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 7.4 MW solar plant and a 7.4 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