Power Plants Near 63703 — Cape Girardeau, MO

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 63703 (Cape Girardeau, Missouri). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3059, -89.5181 · County: Cape Girardeau

Coal 72%Natural Gas 27%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.0 mi	Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center Cape Girardeau, MO	Solar	1 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
4.2 mi	Viaduct Cape Girardeau, MO	Natural Gas	—	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
9.5 mi	Jackson (Mo) Jackson, MO	Oil	26 MW	City Of Jackson - (Mo)
19.3 mi	Morley Solar Morley, MO	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
21.8 mi	Scopus Solar Scopus, MO	Battery Storage	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
24.3 mi	Grand Tower Energy Center Llc Grand Tower, IL	Natural Gas	641 MW	Mainline Generation Llc
30.0 mi	Sikeston Power Station Sikeston, MO	Coal	261 MW	City Of Sikeston - (Mo)
30.1 mi	Coleman Sikeston, MO	Oil	—	City Of Sikeston - (Mo)
31.2 mi	Pulaski Solar Grand Chain, IL	Solar	—	Joppa Bess Llc
32.6 mi	Siuc Carbondale, IL	Coal	5 MW	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
35.1 mi	Essex Essex, MO	Natural Gas	121 MW	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
37.8 mi	Marion Marion, IL	Coal	249 MW	Southern Illinois Power Coop
38.8 mi	John A Logan College Solar Carterville, IL	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
40.2 mi	Sv Csg Corbell Carteville, IL	Solar	—	Sv Csg Corbell, Llc
41.8 mi	Hurricane Creek Csg Carterville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Spg Il Hurricane Creek Solar Llc
42.2 mi	Shawnee West Paducah, KY	Coal	1,575 MW	Tennessee Valley Authority
42.4 mi	Sv Csg Bishop 1 Llc Herrin, IL	Solar	—	Sunvest Solar Llc
43.2 mi	Gage Solar Paducah, KY	Solar	—	Ggso, Llc
45.0 mi	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc
45.6 mi	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc
46.8 mi	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Ll Marion, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Llc
47.5 mi	Fredericktown Energy Center Fredericktown, MO	Natural Gas	28 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Cape Girardeau, Missouri (ZIP 63703), with a combined 2,917 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center at 1.0 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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