Nameplate capacity
31 MW
Rank in Missouri
#73
of 139 plants
In service since
1965
August 1965
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Kennett - (MO)
- County
- Dunklin County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Missouri
- #26 of 35
- EIA plant code
- 2139
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.4 MW | 5.7 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.4 MW | 5.7 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | 6.2 MW | 5.6 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | 6.2 MW | 5.6 MW | 1975 | Operating |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | 6.2 MW | 5.6 MW | 1965 | 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
| Poplar Bluff Generating Station | Natural gas | 34 MW |
| Fulton (MO) | Natural gas | 33 MW |
| Marshall (MO) | Natural gas | 31 MW |
| Altona Solar, LLC | Solar | 30 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 31 MW solar plant and a 31 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