Power plant · Missouri, United States
Empire Energy Center
Empire Energy Center is a gas power plant in Missouri, United States, with 379 MW of capacity, owned by Empire District Electric Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Missouri | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1978 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Empire District Electric Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Empire District Electric Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 379 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Empire District Electric Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 161 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2035 (258 MW retiring, 2 units, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.1385, -94.1041 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Empire Energy Center is the 18th-largest of 21 power plants in Missouri and the 862nd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 379 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 18th of 21 | 18,252 MW | 2.1% |
| United States | 862nd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,461st of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Crushed Limestone | Mine | — | Operating | 21 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Empire District Electric Co
- Iatan1,754 MW
- Plum Point Energy Station720 MW
- State Line Combined Cycle691 MW
- Asbury232 MW
Other power plants in Missouri
- Labadie2,389 MW
- Iatan1,754 MW
- New Madrid1,300 MW
- Rush Island1,242 MW
- Callaway1,236 MW
- Thomas Hill1,182 MW
- Sioux1,099 MW
- Hawthorn1,046 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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