Power Plants Near 65605 — Aurora, MO

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 65605 (Aurora, Missouri). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.9709, -93.7180 · County: Lawrence

Natural Gas 56%Coal 24%Hydroelectric 13%Wind 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.5 mi	Nixa Solar, Llc Nixa, MO	Solar	8 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
22.1 mi	John Twitty Energy Center Springfield, MO	Coal	603 MW	City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo)
24.2 mi	Empire Energy Center Sarcoxie, MO	Natural Gas	379 MW	Empire District Electric Co
24.5 mi	Cox Battery Energy Storage Springfield, MO	Other Fossil	1 MW	City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo)
26.9 mi	James River Power Station Springfield, MO	Natural Gas	198 MW	City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo)
27.7 mi	Kings Point Wind Energy Center Golden City, MO	Wind	149 MW	Empire District Electric Co
28.5 mi	Main Street (Mo) Springfield, MO	Oil	—	City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo)
30.8 mi	Buffalo Branch Wind And Solar Llc Lockwood, MO	Wind	—	Buffalo Branch Wind And Solar Llc
34.4 mi	Table Rock Branson, MO	Hydroelectric	200 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
34.8 mi	Noble Hill Landfill Willard, MO	Biomass	3 MW	City Of Springfield (Mo)
35.1 mi	Carthage Carthage, MO	Natural Gas	42 MW	City Of Carthage - (Mo)
35.7 mi	Mccartney Strafford, MO	Natural Gas	118 MW	City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo)
35.9 mi	Springfield Solar 1 Llc Strafford, MO	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
38.6 mi	Beaver Dam (Ar) Eureka Springs, AR	Hydroelectric	112 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
39.3 mi	Ozark Beach Forsyth, MO	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Empire District Electric Co
40.9 mi	Prosperity Solar Farm Csg Joplin, MO	Solar	2 MW	Empire District Electric Co
41.9 mi	Berryville School District Solar Berryville, AR	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
42.8 mi	City Of Green Forest (Carroll) Berryville, AR	Solar	1 MW	Entegrity Solar Green Forest, Llc
49.9 mi	State Line Combined Cycle Joplin, MO	Natural Gas	691 MW	Empire District Electric Co

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Aurora, Missouri (ZIP 65605), with a combined 2,529 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Nixa Solar, Llc at 21.5 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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