Power Plants Near 65205 — Columbia, MO

32 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 65205 (Columbia, Missouri). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.0447, -92.3496 · County: Boone

Nuclear 30%Coal 28%Natural Gas 28%Oil 9%Solar 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.0 mi	Columbia Energy Center Columbia, MO	Natural Gas	163 MW	City Of Columbia - (Mo)
5.8 mi	Columbia (Mo) Columbia, MO	Oil	61 MW	City Of Columbia - (Mo)
6.2 mi	Mbs Textbook Exchange Columbia, MO	Oil	2 MW	Mbs Textbook Exchange Llc
6.9 mi	Mu Combined Heat And Power Plant Columbia, MO	Natural Gas	91 MW	Curators Of The University Of Missouri
8.4 mi	Truman Solar Colombia, MO	Solar	10 MW	Truman Solar, Llc
18.9 mi	Fayette Fayette, MO	Oil	11 MW	City Of Fayette - (Mo)
19.9 mi	Altona Solar, Llc Centralia, MO	Solar	30 MW	Birch Creek Power, Llc
22.5 mi	Show Me State Solar Kingdom City, MO	Solar	—	Show Me State Solar, Llc
24.8 mi	Fulton (Mo) Fulton, MO	Natural Gas	33 MW	City Of Fulton - (Mo)
27.2 mi	Moberly Moberly, MO	Oil	61 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
28.0 mi	Envoy Solar, Llc Mexico, MO	Solar	—	Birch Creek Power, Llc
28.7 mi	Mexico Mexico, MO	Oil	61 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
31.9 mi	Fairgrounds Jefferson City, MO	Oil	68 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
35.7 mi	Salisbury City Of Salisbury, MO	Oil	6 MW	City Of Salisbury - (Mo)
36.3 mi	Moreau Moreau, MO	Oil	61 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
36.5 mi	Callaway Fulton, MO	Nuclear	1,236 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
37.8 mi	Ameresco Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO	Biomass	3 MW	Ameresco Jefferson City Llc
38.3 mi	Thomas Hill Clifton Hill, MO	Coal	1,182 MW	Associated Electric Coop, Inc
40.6 mi	Mjmeuc Generating Station #1 Laddonia, MO	Natural Gas	13 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
46.3 mi	Marshall (Mo) Marshall, MO	Natural Gas	31 MW	City Of Marshall - (Mo)
46.3 mi	Marshall Solar Farm (Mo) Marshall, MO	Solar	3 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
47.0 mi	Huck Finn Renewable Energy Center Vandalia, MO	Solar	200 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
47.2 mi	Audrain Generating Station Vandalia, MO	Natural Gas	814 MW	Union Electric Co - (Mo)
47.7 mi	Shelbina Power #1 Shelbina, MO	Oil	5 MW	City Of Shelbina - (Mo)
47.7 mi	Shelbina Power #2 Shelbina, MO	Oil	7 MW	City Of Shelbina - (Mo)
47.8 mi	Shelbina Power #3 Shelbina, MO	Oil	4 MW	City Of Shelbina - (Mo)
48.3 mi	Macon Macon, MO	Oil	1 MW	City Of Macon - (Mo)
48.7 mi	Macon Energy Center Macon, MO	Natural Gas	10 MW	City Of Macon - (Mo)
49.4 mi	Sub 2 Generating Station Macon, MO	Oil	4 MW	City Of Macon - (Mo)
49.5 mi	Blue Jay Road Solar, Llc Jasper Township, MO	Solar	—	Birch Creek Development
49.8 mi	Macon Solar Power Project Macon, MO	Solar	3 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
49.8 mi	Sub 3 Generating Station Macon, MO	Oil	7 MW	City Of Macon - (Mo)

Power generation near this area

There are 32 power plants within 50 miles of Columbia, Missouri (ZIP 65205), with a combined 4,179 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 32 nearby plants. The closest plant is Columbia Energy Center at 5.0 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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