Power Plants Near 65712 — Mount Vernon, MO

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 65712 (Mount Vernon, Missouri). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.1045, -93.7976 · County: Lawrence

Natural Gas 57%Coal 20%Hydroelectric 13%Wind 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.0 mi	Empire Energy Center Sarcoxie, MO	Natural Gas	379 MW	Empire District Electric Co
18.1 mi	Kings Point Wind Energy Center Golden City, MO	Wind	149 MW	Empire District Electric Co
20.6 mi	Buffalo Branch Wind And Solar Llc Lockwood, MO	Wind	—	Buffalo Branch Wind And Solar Llc
22.8 mi	John Twitty Energy Center Springfield, MO	Coal	603 MW	City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo)
25.6 mi	Nixa Solar, Llc Nixa, MO	Solar	8 MW	Missouri Jnt Muni.pwr Elec. Ut. Comm.
26.2 mi	Cox Battery Energy Storage Springfield, MO	Other Fossil	1 MW	City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo)
28.1 mi	Carthage Carthage, MO	Natural Gas	42 MW	City Of Carthage - (Mo)
28.5 mi	Main Street (Mo) Springfield, MO	Oil	—	City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo)
29.5 mi	James River Power Station Springfield, MO	Natural Gas	198 MW	City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo)
31.1 mi	Noble Hill Landfill Willard, MO	Biomass	3 MW	City Of Springfield (Mo)
35.1 mi	Prosperity Solar Farm Csg Joplin, MO	Solar	2 MW	Empire District Electric Co
35.9 mi	Mccartney Strafford, MO	Natural Gas	118 MW	City Utilities Of Springfield - (Mo)
36.1 mi	Springfield Solar 1 Llc Strafford, MO	Solar	5 MW	Strata Manager, Llc
40.7 mi	Stockton Hydro Stockton, MO	Hydroelectric	52 MW	Usce-Kansas City District
43.9 mi	North Fork Ridge Wind Energy Center Mindenmines, MO	Wind	149 MW	Empire District Electric Co
44.3 mi	Table Rock Branson, MO	Hydroelectric	200 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
45.1 mi	State Line Combined Cycle Joplin, MO	Natural Gas	691 MW	Empire District Electric Co
47.0 mi	Asbury Asbury, MO	Coal	—	Empire District Electric Co
47.3 mi	Beaver Dam (Ar) Eureka Springs, AR	Hydroelectric	112 MW	Usce-Little Rock District
48.3 mi	Ozark Beach Forsyth, MO	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Empire District Electric Co
49.7 mi	Riverton Riverton, KS	Natural Gas	300 MW	Empire District Electric Co

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Mount Vernon, Missouri (ZIP 65712), with a combined 3,028 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Empire Energy Center at 17.0 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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