Nameplate capacity
16 MW
Rank in Missouri
#83
of 139 plants
In service since
1931
June 1931
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Empire District Electric Co
- County
- Taney County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among hydro plants in Missouri
- #7 of 8
- EIA plant code
- 6280
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.0 MW | 4.0 MW | 1931 | Operating |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.0 MW | 4.0 MW | 1931 | Operating |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.0 MW | 4.0 MW | 1931 | Operating |
| 8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.0 MW | 4.0 MW | 1931 | 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
| Carrollton | Natural gas | 21 MW |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone | Other | 17 MW |
| Malden | Other | 16 MW |
| Trenton South | Other | 14 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 16 MW solar plant and a 16 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