Butler Municipal Power Plant
Bates County, Missouri · EIA plant ID 2115 · Operator: City of Butler - (MO)
×1 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Jul 2020)
Nameplate11MWSummer 9 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,179Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1959Runs as rarely runs
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7 | 0.7% | 10,201 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 0.6% | 10,398 |
| 2003 | 0.7 | 0.7% | 9,996 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.7 | 0.7% | 10,025 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 0.4% | 10,020 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.3% | 11,131 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,271 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,783 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,596 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,388 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,768 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,037 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,513 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,532 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 20,335 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.1% | 21,324 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 19,291 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,648 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,500 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.4% | — |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 8,765 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.1% | 13,405 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,179 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.4 | 1 | Apr 1959 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| IC6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.5 | 1.1 | Sep 1965 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| NG1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | Jan 2000 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| NG2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | Jan 2000 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| SG1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | Jan 2000 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| SG2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | Jan 2000 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.8 | 0.6 | Jun 1946 | Retired Jun 2015 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.4 | 1 | Sep 1952 | Retired Jul 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Butler - (MO). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Butler - (MO) | 100.0% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Butler Solar Power Project | 3 MW | 0.8 km |
| Swan Solar | — | 22.9 km |
| La Cygne | 1,599 MW | 27.9 km |
| Beavertail Solar | — | 36.1 km |
| Nevada | 22 MW | 46 km |
| South Harper | 351 MW | 47.8 km |