Natural gas power plants in Missouri

34 operating natural gas power plants in Missouri with 6,520 MW of natural gas capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Natural gas capacity

6,520 MW

Net generation, 2025

11.3 TWh

Largest

Audrain Generating Station

814 MW

Largest natural gas power plants in Missouri

#	Plant	Natural gas MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Audrain Generating StationAudrain County	814	403	5.6%	Union Electric Co - (MO)
2	State Line Combined CycleJasper County	691	2,453	40.6%	Empire District Electric Co
3	Dogwood Energy FacilityCass County	655	1,986	34.6%	Dogwood Power Management, LLC
4	St Francis Energy FacilityDunklin County	507	1,671	37.7%	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
5	HawthornJackson County · Coal and natural gas	477	3,018	32.9%	Evergy Metro
6	Empire Energy CenterJasper County	379	144	4.3%	Empire District Electric Co
7	South HarperCass County	351	218	7.1%	Evergy Missouri West
8	HoldenJohnson County	321	223	7.9%	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
9	NodawayNodaway County	316	38.9	1.4%	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
10	Greenwood (MO)Jackson County	285	51.1	2.0%	Evergy Missouri West
11	Peno CreekPike County	240	156	7.4%	Union Electric Co - (MO)
12	Lake Road (MO)Buchanan County	236	49.6	2.0%	Evergy Missouri West
13	James River Power StationGreene County	198	73.2	4.2%	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)
14	Columbia Energy CenterBoone County	163	51.0	3.6%	City of Columbia - (MO)
15	EssexStoddard County	121	92.9	8.7%	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
16	McCartneyGreene County	118	80.6	7.8%	City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)
17	Ralph GreenCass County	89	29.2	3.7%	Evergy Missouri West
18	MU Combined Heat and Power PlantBoone County	82	205	27.6%	Curators of the University of Missouri
19	ChillicotheLivingston County	80	2.9	0.4%	Chillicothe Municipal Utils (MO)
20	Columbia (MO)Boone County · Natural gas and oil and landfill gas	48	26.5	5.0%	City of Columbia - (MO)
21	Station HJackson County	43	12.4	3.3%	City of Independence - (MO)
22	CarthageJasper County	42	−0.3	–	City of Carthage - (MO)
23	HigginsvilleLafayette County	40	1.8	0.4%	City of Higginsville - (MO)
24	Trigen St. LouisSt Louis County	34	48.3	16.1%	Centerstream STL, LLC
25	Poplar Bluff Generating StationButler County	34	0.7	–	City of Poplar Bluff - (MO)
26	Marshall (MO)Saline County	28	0.1*	0.3%	City of Marshall - (MO)
27	Fredericktown Energy CenterMadison County	28	4.2	1.8%	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
28	Anheuser-Busch St LouisSt Louis City	22	41.7	18.2%	Anheuser-Busch Inc
29	Fulton (MO)Callaway County · Natural gas and oil	21	0.3	0.1%	City of Fulton - (MO)
30	CarrolltonCarroll County	19	0.0	–	Carrollton Board of Public Wks
31	MJMEUC Generating Station #1Audrain County	13	90.1	77.4%	Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
32	KennettDunklin County · Oil and natural gas	13	1.3	0.5%	City of Kennett - (MO)
33	Macon Energy CenterMacon County	10	88.2	100.7%	City of Macon - (MO)
34	Grand Ave PlantJackson County	5.0	40.8	93.1%	Yolo County of - (CA)

* Fewer than 12 months of 2025 reported, so the total is partial.

Projects where natural gas is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is natural gas nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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