Independence Solar Farm
Solar power plant · Jackson County, Missouri
Nameplate capacity
3.0 MW
Rank in Missouri
#118
of 139 plants
In service since
2017
March 2017
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- MC Power Companies Inc
- County
- Jackson County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in Missouri
- #22 of 37
- EIA plant code
- 61092
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 2017 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Missouri
| Noble Hill Landfill | Other | 3.2 MW |
| Ameresco Jefferson City | Other | 3.0 MW |
| Niangua | Hydro | 3.0 MW |
| Butler Solar Power Project | Solar | 2.8 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 3.0 MW solar plant and a 3.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Missouri power plants · What Missouri actually generates