Power Plants Near 63779 — Pocahontas, MO

32 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 63779 (Pocahontas, Missouri). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.5007, -89.6396 · County: Cape Girardeau

Natural Gas 60%Coal 26%Solar 12%Oil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.1 mi	Jackson (Mo) Jackson, MO	Oil	26 MW	City Of Jackson - (Mo)
12.9 mi	Grand Tower Energy Center Llc Grand Tower, IL	Natural Gas	641 MW	Mainline Generation Llc
14.0 mi	Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center Cape Girardeau, MO	Solar	1 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
16.1 mi	Scopus Solar Scopus, MO	Battery Storage	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
17.3 mi	Viaduct Cape Girardeau, MO	Natural Gas	—	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
27.4 mi	Siuc Carbondale, IL	Coal	5 MW	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
31.1 mi	Morley Solar Morley, MO	Solar	—	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
34.9 mi	John A Logan College Solar Carterville, IL	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
36.5 mi	Sv Csg Corbell Carteville, IL	Solar	—	Sv Csg Corbell, Llc
37.5 mi	Fredericktown Energy Center Fredericktown, MO	Natural Gas	28 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
37.5 mi	Hurricane Creek Csg Carterville, IL	Solar	2 MW	Spg Il Hurricane Creek Solar Llc
38.2 mi	Sv Csg Bishop 1 Llc Herrin, IL	Solar	—	Sunvest Solar Llc
38.5 mi	Marion Marion, IL	Coal	249 MW	Southern Illinois Power Coop
40.0 mi	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Lukuc B Community Solar Llc
41.1 mi	Pulaski Solar Grand Chain, IL	Solar	—	Joppa Bess Llc
41.2 mi	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc Csg Herrin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Clendenin A Community Solar, Llc
43.0 mi	Sikeston Power Station Sikeston, MO	Coal	261 MW	City Of Sikeston - (Mo)
43.0 mi	Coleman Sikeston, MO	Oil	—	City Of Sikeston - (Mo)
44.5 mi	Kimmel Road Solar, Llc Du Quoin, IL	Solar	50 MW	Birch Creek Power, Llc
45.1 mi	Essex Essex, MO	Natural Gas	121 MW	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
45.1 mi	Pinckneyville Pinckneyville, IL	Natural Gas	380 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
45.8 mi	Sv Csg Wagner A Llc Sparta, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sunvest Solar Llc
46.0 mi	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Ll Marion, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sv Csg Barrass Farms Ii Llc
46.5 mi	Kern A Community Solar, Llc Csg West Frankfort, IL	Solar	2 MW	Kern A Community Solar, Llc
46.6 mi	Farmington Solar Farm Farmington, MO	Solar	3 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
46.7 mi	Elm Street Substation Generators Farmington, MO	Oil	6 MW	City Of Farmington - (Mo)
46.9 mi	Jefferson Street Substation Farmington, MO	Oil	—	City Of Farmington - (Mo)
47.8 mi	Walton Street Substation Farmington, MO	Oil	2 MW	City Of Farmington - (Mo)
48.0 mi	Overall Road Station Farmington, MO	Oil	8 MW	City Of Farmington - (Mo)
48.2 mi	Sv Csg Wagner B Llc Baldwin, IL	Solar	2 MW	Sunvest Solar Llc
49.0 mi	Prairie State Solar Project Swanwick Township, IL	Solar	99 MW	Prairie State Solar, Llc
49.9 mi	Baldwin Solar Bess Baldwin, IL	Solar	70 MW	Vistra Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 32 power plants within 50 miles of Pocahontas, Missouri (ZIP 63779), with a combined 1,966 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 32 nearby plants. The closest plant is Jackson (Mo) at 8.1 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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