Power Plants Near 63736 — Benton, MO
16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 63736 (Benton, Missouri). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 37.0697, -89.5664 · County: Scott
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 mi | Morley Solar Morley, MO | Solar | — | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| 13.0 mi | Viaduct Cape Girardeau, MO | Natural Gas | — | Union Electric Co - (Mo) |
| 13.5 mi | Sikeston Power Station Sikeston, MO | Coal | 261 MW | City Of Sikeston - (Mo) |
| 13.6 mi | Coleman Sikeston, MO | Oil | — | City Of Sikeston - (Mo) |
| 17.4 mi | Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center Cape Girardeau, MO | Solar | 1 MW | Union Electric Co - (Mo) |
| 20.5 mi | Essex Essex, MO | Natural Gas | 121 MW | Associated Electric Coop, Inc |
| 22.4 mi | Jackson (Mo) Jackson, MO | Oil | 26 MW | City Of Jackson - (Mo) |
| 28.8 mi | Scopus Solar Scopus, MO | Battery Storage | — | Vesper Energy Development Llc |
| 36.4 mi | Pulaski Solar Grand Chain, IL | Solar | — | Joppa Bess Llc |
| 38.3 mi | New Madrid New Madrid, MO | Coal | 1,300 MW | Associated Electric Coop, Inc |
| 40.7 mi | Grand Tower Energy Center Llc Grand Tower, IL | Natural Gas | 641 MW | Mainline Generation Llc |
| 42.0 mi | Malden Malden, MO | Oil | 16 MW | City Of Malden - (Mo) |
| 43.4 mi | Gage Solar Paducah, KY | Solar | — | Ggso, Llc |
| 44.0 mi | Shawnee West Paducah, KY | Coal | 1,575 MW | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| 47.6 mi | St Francis Energy Facility Campbell, MO | Natural Gas | 507 MW | Associated Electric Coop, Inc |
| 48.4 mi | Siuc Carbondale, IL | Coal | 5 MW | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
Power generation near this area
There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Benton, Missouri (ZIP 63736), with a combined 4,453 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Morley Solar at 5.5 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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