Power Plants Near 63846 — Essex, MO
16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 63846 (Essex, Missouri). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 36.8109, -89.8366 · County: Stoddard
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 mi | Essex Essex, MO | Natural Gas | 121 MW | Associated Electric Coop, Inc |
| 12.8 mi | Coleman Sikeston, MO | Oil | — | City Of Sikeston - (Mo) |
| 12.8 mi | Sikeston Power Station Sikeston, MO | Coal | 261 MW | City Of Sikeston - (Mo) |
| 19.2 mi | Morley Solar Morley, MO | Solar | — | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| 19.2 mi | Malden Malden, MO | Oil | 16 MW | City Of Malden - (Mo) |
| 24.5 mi | St Francis Energy Facility Campbell, MO | Natural Gas | 507 MW | Associated Electric Coop, Inc |
| 25.5 mi | New Madrid New Madrid, MO | Coal | 1,300 MW | Associated Electric Coop, Inc |
| 30.8 mi | Poplar Bluff Generating Station Poplar Bluff, MO | Natural Gas | 34 MW | City Of Poplar Bluff - (Mo) |
| 34.3 mi | Viaduct Cape Girardeau, MO | Natural Gas | — | Union Electric Co - (Mo) |
| 35.2 mi | Municipal Light Piggott, AR | Oil | 7 MW | City Of Piggott - (Ar) |
| 39.1 mi | Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center Cape Girardeau, MO | Solar | 1 MW | Union Electric Co - (Mo) |
| 40.3 mi | Scopus Solar Scopus, MO | Battery Storage | — | Vesper Energy Development Llc |
| 40.6 mi | Ridgely Energy Farm Ridgely, TN | Solar | — | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| 40.8 mi | Jackson (Mo) Jackson, MO | Oil | 26 MW | City Of Jackson - (Mo) |
| 41.6 mi | Kennett Kennett, MO | Natural Gas | 31 MW | City Of Kennett - (Mo) |
| 43.4 mi | Kennett Solar Kennett, MO | Solar | — | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
Power generation near this area
There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Essex, Missouri (ZIP 63846), with a combined 2,305 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Essex at 4.0 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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