Power Plants Near 63702 — Cape Girardeau, MO

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 63702 (Cape Girardeau, Missouri). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3506, -89.5094 · County: Cape Girardeau

Coal 72%Natural Gas 27%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.3 mi	Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center Cape Girardeau, MO	Solar	1 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
7.1 mi	Viaduct Cape Girardeau, MO	Natural Gas	—	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
8.6 mi	Jackson (Mo) Jackson, MO	Oil	26 MW	City Of Jackson - (Mo)
21.2 mi	Grand Tower Energy Center Llc Grand Tower, IL	Natural Gas	641 MW	Mainline Generation Llc
21.6 mi	Scopus Solar Scopus, MO	Battery Storage	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
22.4 mi	Morley Solar Morley, MO	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
29.7 mi	Siuc Carbondale, IL	Coal	5 MW	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
31.2 mi	Pulaski Solar Grand Chain, IL	Solar	—	Joppa Bess Llc
33.2 mi	Sikeston Power Station Sikeston, MO	Coal	261 MW	City Of Sikeston - (Mo)
33.2 mi	Coleman Sikeston, MO	Oil	—	City Of Sikeston - (Mo)
35.7 mi	Marion Marion, IL	Coal	249 MW	Southern Illinois Power Coop
36.1 mi	John A Logan College Solar Carterville, IL	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
37.5 mi	Sv Csg Corbell Carteville, IL	Solar	—	Sv Csg Corbell, Llc
38.0 mi	Essex Essex, MO	Natural Gas	121 MW	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
39.1 mi	Hurricane Creek Csg Carterville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Spg Il Hurricane Creek Solar Llc
39.7 mi	Sv Csg Bishop 1 Llc Herrin, IL	Solar	—	Sunvest Solar Llc
42.2 mi	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc
42.7 mi	Shawnee West Paducah, KY	Coal	1,575 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.9 mi	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc
43.8 mi	Gage Solar Paducah, KY	Solar	—	Ggso, Llc
44.6 mi	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Ll Marion, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Llc
46.9 mi	Fredericktown Energy Center Fredericktown, MO	Natural Gas	28 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
48.5 mi	Kern A Community Solar, Llc Csg West Frankfort, IL	Solar	2 MW	Kern A Community Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Cape Girardeau, Missouri (ZIP 63702), with a combined 2,919 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center at 2.3 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Missouri, visit the Missouri state page.

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