Butler Municipal Power Plant — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 2115
- Capacity
- 10.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Oil
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Standby
- Location
- Bates, MO
- Operating Since
- 1959
- Generators
- 6
- Operator
- City of Butler - (MO)
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 1 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- SERC
Butler Municipal Power Plant
StandbyDistillate Oil
Ranked #18 of 33 Distillate Oil plants in MO#265 of 827 nationally
10.9 MW Distillate Oil standby in Bates, MO — Southwest Power Pool
EIAWD
10.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1959
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.2645, -94.3441
County
Bates, MO
Nearby Plants
- Butler Solar Power ProjectSolar2.8 MW · 1.3 km
- La CygneSub. Coal1598.9 MW · 27.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Butler - (MO) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Butler - (MO) | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Butler Municipal Power Plant is a 10.9 MW electricity generating facility located in Bates County, Missouri. The plant began operating in 1959 and is owned and operated by the City of Butler. It consists of six generators utilizing petroleum liquids as its primary fuel source. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, the Butler Municipal Power Plant generated 1 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.0%. The plant is ranked as the 22nd largest out of 38 power plants in the state of Missouri, and 310th out of 886 plants nationally. Recent news coverage of the plant includes 5 articles related to regulatory matters, 3 covering industry topics, 1 regarding deals, and 1 pertaining to the grid.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
1 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Butler Municipal Power Plant
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Secondary Zone
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Regulatory·permitting
N.B. Power reveals new deals to increase capacity of proposed Tantramar gas plant
The Energy and Utilities Board will allow new evidence from N.B. Power in its proposal for a controversial gas and diesel power plant in...
N.B. Power (developer)Energy and Utilities Board (regulator)
CBC·4 weeks ago
Industry
A Company Eyes What Would Be North Carolina’s First Commercial Natural Gas Well
Deep River Data, with ties to cryptocurrency, says it would use the extracted gas to power a data center for “AI workloads,” not crypto...
Deep River Data (other)
Inside Climate News·4 months ago
Industry
Powering Hazelnut: What to expect from one of NEPA’s largest data centers
New water, power and infrastructure demands would transform southern Luzerne County.
Hazleton Standard Speaker·6 months ago
Regulatory·permitting
Gas-fired power plant announced for rural Tantramar, environmental impact assessment underway
Image from EIA registration document submitted by PROENERGY, showing a similar plant to the one proposed for Centre Village.
PROENERGY (developer)
CHMA 106.9 FM·8 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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