St Joseph Landfill Generating Station
Buchanan County, Missouri · EIA plant ID 58024 · Operator: KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor53%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
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), other 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.3 | 23.4% | — |
| 2013 | 12.4 | 88.2% | — |
| 2014 | 11.5 | 81.8% | — |
| 2015 | 12.4 | 88.8% | — |
| 2016 | 11.4 | 81.1% | — |
| 2017 | 12.3 | 88.0% | — |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 37.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 44.9% | — |
| 2020 | 10.2 | 72.5% | — |
| 2021 | 11.1 | 79.1% | — |
| 2022 | 8.9 | 67.5% | — |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 22.2% | — |
| 2024 | 9.6 | 73.2% | — |
| 2025 | 7 | 53.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.5 | Dec 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Turney Energy Center | — | 37 km |
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| Kansas City International | retired | 42.5 km |