Power Plants Near 64053 — Independence, MO

43 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 64053 (Independence, Missouri). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.1050, -94.4625 · County: Jackson

Coal 48%Natural Gas 36%Oil 13%Wind 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.9 mi	Hawthorn Kansas City, MO	Coal	1,046 MW	Evergy Metro
2.4 mi	Hawthorn Solar I Kansas City, MO	Solar	10 MW	Evergy Metro
2.8 mi	Jackson Square Independence, MO	Oil	36 MW	City Of Independence - (Mo)
4.4 mi	Station H Independence, MO	Natural Gas	43 MW	City Of Independence - (Mo)
5.0 mi	Station I Independence, MO	Oil	38 MW	City Of Independence - (Mo)
5.4 mi	Northeast (Mo) Kansas City, MO	Oil	540 MW	Evergy Metro
5.7 mi	Grand Avenue Kansas City, MO	Natural Gas	—	Evergy Metro
6.4 mi	Grand Ave Plant Kansas City, MO	Natural Gas	5 MW	Vicinity Energy Kansas City
7.3 mi	Kcp&l Smartgrid Innovation Park Kansas City, MO	Other Fossil	1 MW	Evergy Metro
7.4 mi	Blue Valley Independence, MO	Natural Gas	—	City Of Independence - (Mo)
9.4 mi	Independence Solar Farm Independence, MO	Solar	3 MW	Mc Power Companies Inc
9.9 mi	Quindaro Kansas, KS	Oil	383 MW	City Of Kansas City - (Ks)
10.2 mi	Kaw Kansas City, KS	Natural Gas	166 MW	City Of Kansas City - (Ks)
11.3 mi	Independence Ii Solar Farm Independence, MO	Solar	9 MW	Mc Power Companies Inc
12.0 mi	Missouri City Missouri City, MO	Coal	—	City Of Independence - (Mo)
13.3 mi	Bpu Solar Farm Kansas City, KS	Solar	1 MW	Mc Power Companies Inc
13.3 mi	Nearman Creek Kansas, KS	Coal	365 MW	City Of Kansas City - (Ks)
15.7 mi	Sibley Sibley, MO	Coal	—	Evergy Missouri West
18.1 mi	Kansas City International Kansas City, MO	Natural Gas	—	Evergy Missouri West
19.0 mi	Greenwood (Mo) Greenwood, MO	Natural Gas	288 MW	Evergy Missouri West
23.2 mi	Dogwood Energy Facility Pleasant Hill, MO	Natural Gas	655 MW	Dogwood Power Management, Llc
24.1 mi	Ralph Green Pleasant Hill, MO	Natural Gas	89 MW	Evergy Missouri West
29.4 mi	South Harper Kansas City, MO	Natural Gas	351 MW	Evergy Missouri West
29.8 mi	Gardner Energy Center Gardner, KS	Natural Gas	39 MW	City Of Gardner - (Ks)
34.8 mi	Holden Holden, MO	Natural Gas	321 MW	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
35.7 mi	West Gardner Johnson, KS	Natural Gas	408 MW	Evergy Metro
35.7 mi	Turney Energy Center Lathrop, MO	Natural Gas	—	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
36.4 mi	Iatan Weston, MO	Coal	1,754 MW	Evergy Metro
40.1 mi	Higginsville Solar Farm Higginsville, MO	Solar	3 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
40.2 mi	Higginsville Higginsville, MO	Natural Gas	52 MW	City Of Higginsville - (Mo)
42.4 mi	Kansas River Project Lawrence, KS	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Bowersock Mills & Power Co
42.8 mi	St Joseph Landfill Generating Station St Joseph, MO	Biomass	2 MW	Evergy Missouri West
43.8 mi	Lawrence Energy Center Lawrence, KS	Coal	517 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
44.4 mi	Osborn Wind Energy Stewartsville, MO	Wind	201 MW	Osborn Wind Energy Llc
45.1 mi	Baldwin City Plant No 1 Baldwin City, KS	Oil	4 MW	City Of Baldwin City- (Ks)
45.7 mi	Baldwin City Plant No 2 Baldwin City, KS	Natural Gas	6 MW	City Of Baldwin City- (Ks)
46.1 mi	Osawatomie Miami, KS	Natural Gas	102 MW	Evergy Metro
46.5 mi	Oskaloosa Oskaloosa, KS	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
47.8 mi	Osawatomie Solar Osawatomie, KS	Solar	5 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
48.2 mi	Lake Road (Mo) St Joseph, MO	Natural Gas	278 MW	Evergy Missouri West
49.5 mi	Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub Osawatomie, KS	Oil	6 MW	City Of Osawatomie - (Ks)
49.6 mi	Osawatomie City Of Osawatomie, KS	Oil	7 MW	City Of Osawatomie - (Ks)
49.7 mi	Osawatomie Power Plant South Sub Osawatomie, KS	Oil	6 MW	City Of Osawatomie - (Ks)

Power generation near this area

There are 43 power plants within 50 miles of Independence, Missouri (ZIP 64053), with a combined 7,746 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 18 of the 43 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hawthorn at 1.9 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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