Power plant · Missouri, United States

Sibley Power Plant

Sibley Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Missouri, United States, with 524 MW of capacity, operated by Evergy Missouri West.

Grid connection

It closed in 2018, which freed up a 524 MW grid connection at 161 kV to the grid of Evergy Metro, unless it has been reassigned since.

Retiring power plants in the United States

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.

FactValueSource
LocationMissouriEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusClosedEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year1960EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
End year2018EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorEvergy Missouri WestEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity524 MW (nameplate of its retired generators)EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyConventional Steam CoalEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorEvergy MetroEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage161 kVEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.1783, -94.1844EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Sibley is the 16th-largest of 21 power plants in Missouri and the 754th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 524 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
Missouri16th of 2118,252 MW2.9%
United States754th of 1,009917,512 MW<0.1%
All power plants in our data1,150th of 15,7991,918,113 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Started operating
  2. Retired

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 15 data centers (1 operating, 105 MW) and 4 mines (3 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Plant #20 - River BendMine—Closed18 km
Sugar Creek Ug MineMine—Operating18 km
Google Kansas City EastData center105 MWOperating24 km
Randolph Plant #9Mine—Operating27 km
Data center, Jackson County (OSM node 9861806598)Data center——35 km
Netrality Data CentersData center——35 km

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