FAIRGROUNDS
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 68 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Cole County
- Operator
- UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1974
- EIA plant ID
- 2082
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Net generation (2024)
- 0.136 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- under 0.1%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.5929, -92.2210
FAIRGROUNDS, a 68 MW Oil power plant in Cole County, Missouri. Operated by UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO), commissioned 1974.
How FAIRGROUNDS compares
With 68 MW of capacity, FAIRGROUNDS ranks 35th among the 92 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Missouri and 3rd of the 33 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.9% of Missouri's operating Oil capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 55th-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1974, it is older than 59% of the 89 operating Missouri plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO), runs 11 operating plants in Missouri totaling 6,645 MW. It shares Cole County with 2 other operating plants, MOREAU and AMERESCO JEFFERSON CITY.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 68 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 0.136 GWh in 2024 (a capacity factor under 0.1%).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO), about 3.2 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 102 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MOREAU (61 MW, Oil).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
FAIRGROUNDS is a 68 MW oil power plant in Cole County, MO, operated by UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO), commissioned in 1974. Cole County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.4 of 5 at the 34th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 90th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Cole County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 1.00 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 9.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.19 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 52.6 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 12.3 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Cole County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cole County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.