Nameplate capacity
38 MW
Rank in Missouri
#68
of 139 plants
In service since
1972
June 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Independence - (MO)
- County
- Jackson County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.16%
- Rank among other plants in Missouri
- #8 of 35
- EIA plant code
- 2136
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 19 MW | 19 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 19 MW | 19 MW | 1972 | 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
| Station H | Natural gas | 43 MW |
| Carthage | Other | 42 MW |
| Jackson Square | Other | 36 MW |
| Trigen St. Louis | Natural gas | 34 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 38 MW solar plant and a 38 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