Peno Creek
Natural gas power plant · Pike County, Missouri
Nameplate capacity
240 MW
Rank in Missouri
#27
of 139 plants
In service since
2002
May 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Union Electric Co - (MO)
- County
- Pike County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Missouri
- #11 of 35
- EIA plant code
- 7964
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 60 MW | 43 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 60 MW | 43 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 60 MW | 43 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 60 MW | 43 MW | 2002 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Morris Solar | Solar | 250 MW |
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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 240 MW solar plant and a 240 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