Power plant · EIA plant code 2121
Carthage
- Operator
- City of Carthage - (MO)
- Location
- Jasper, MO (county level only)
- Balancing authority
- Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
- Nameplate capacity
- 41.8 MW
- Summer capacity
- 35.7 MW
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 10, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 10, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generation in 2025
- Net generation
- -258 MWh
- Capacity factor
- Net consumer of energy
Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours each generator was in service that year, counted by month.
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Power Plant Operations Report (Form EIA-923) · data for 2025 · as of Sep 11, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Sep 11, 2027. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Emissions
eGRID2023 (revision 2) reports no carbon dioxide for this plant.
Emissions are for 2023, the newest eGRID year. Generation is for 2025, the newest EIA-923 year.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) · data for 2023 · as of Jun 16, 2025 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Jan 31, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.
Generators
| Generator | Technology | Energy source | Nameplate | Operating since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | NG | 7 MW | 1965 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | NG | 4.5 MW | 1970 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | NG | 4.5 MW | 1971 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| 13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | NG | 6 MW | 1976 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| 14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | NG | 6 MW | 1976 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | NG | 2.5 MW | 1946 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | NG | 3 MW | 1949 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | NG | 3.3 MW | 1952 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | NG | 5 MW | 1957 | Operable · As of September 2026 (EIA-860M): (OP) Operating |
U.S. Energy Information Administration · Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator Report (Form EIA-860M) · data for 2026-09 · as of Oct 23, 2026 · retrieved Oct 31, 2026 · CC-BY-4.0 May be out of date. The next release was due by Nov 23, 2026. Last checked for an update: Oct 31, 2026.