1.6 MW Landfill Gas operating in Buchanan, MO — Southwest Power Pool
1.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Landfill Gas
Technology
2011
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.6743, -94.7752
County
Buchanan, MO
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Missouri West | Evergy Missouri West | — |
| Owner(s) | Evergy Missouri West | Evergy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The St Joseph Landfill Generating Station is a 1.6 MW landfill gas-fueled power plant located in Buchanan County, Missouri. The plant began operating in 2011 and has one generator. It is owned by Evergy and operated by Evergy Missouri West. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, the St Joseph Landfill Generating Station produced 9,646 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 68.6%. According to available data, the plant's installed cost was $3,164.9 per kW. The plant is ranked 4th out of 4 landfill gas plants in Missouri and 261st out of 284 such plants nationally. Financial data for the plant is sourced from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
12.47 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
844 MWh
Latest Month
9.6K MWh
Annual Generation
68.6%
Capacity Factor
$3,357/kW
Installed Cost
KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company
Reporting Utility
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Industrial Park Substation · 35 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Evergy
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.
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Red Flag Warning: Atchison; Doniphan; Leavenworth; Atchison; Nodaway; Worth; Gentry; Harrison; Holt; Andrew; De Kalb;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 11:23AM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Last updated 2026-03-21
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