Power plant · Missouri, United States
Montrose Power Plant
Montrose Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Missouri, United States, with 564 MW of capacity, operated by Evergy Metro.
Grid connection
It closed in 2018, which freed up a 564 MW grid connection at 161 kV to the grid of Evergy Metro, unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1958 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2018 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Evergy Metro | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 564 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Evergy Metro | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 161 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.3114, -93.9348 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Montrose is the 14th-largest of 21 power plants in Missouri and the 697th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 564 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 | 14th of 21 | 18,252 MW | 3.1% |
| United States | 697th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,080th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Evergy Metro
- Iatan1,754 MW
- La Cygne1,599 MW
- Wolf Creek Generating Station1,296 MW
- Hawthorn1,046 MW
- Northeast (MO)540 MW
- Sibley524 MW
- Beavertail Solar400 MW · permitted
- Lake Road (MO)278 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.
- 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.
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