Power plants planned and retiring in Missouri
Missouri plans 3,601 MW, 16% of its 21,840 MW in service (20th of 51). 1,457 MW is being built or tested; natural gas leads at 1,698 MW.
Missouri: planned against running
Missouri planned, by fuel
- Solar 1,225 MW (34%)
- Storage 431 MW (12%)
- Wind 247 MW (7%)
- Natural gas 1,698 MW (47%)
Missouri operating, by fuel
- Solar 1,861 MW (9%)
- Storage 658 MW (3%)
- Wind 2,393 MW (11%)
- Natural gas 5,605 MW (26%)
- Coal 8,552 MW (39%)
- Nuclear 1,190 MW (5%)
- Hydro 548 MW (3%)
- Oil 1,019 MW (5%)
- Other 14 MW (0%)
When Missouri capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Missouri, 2026 to 2035: 6 rows
| Year | Missouri planned MW | Missouri retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 364 | 1 |
| 2027 | 2434 | 4 |
| 2028 | 67 | 974 |
| 2029 | 311 | No data |
| 2030 | 425 | 97 |
| 2035 | No data | 155 |
6 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVMissouri projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Missouri projects are
Missouri: 14 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Missouri planned projects
Filter the 19 planned project lines in Missouri.
3,601 MW across 19 project lines, 16% of the 21,840 MW operating in Missouri.
- Castle Bluff Energy Center, St Louis: 525 MW natural gas, online 2027
- Mullin Creek #1 Generating Station, Nodaway: 425 MW natural gas, online 2030
- Turney Energy Center, Clinton: 411 MW natural gas, online 2027
- Beavertail Solar, Henry: 400 MW solar, online 2027
- Show Me State Solar, Callaway: 250 MW solar, online 2026
What the Missouri numbers say
Missouri runs 21,840 MW today. The planned list would add 3,601 MW (16%) while 1,947 MW (9%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Missouri has 3,601 MW due online and 1,230 MW due to retire there.
Missouri planned mix: 53% solar, storage and wind, 47% natural gas. Missouri stages: 1,457 MW under construction or in testing, 492 MW permits received, not started, 1,652 MW early planning, no approvals started. Missouri retired 2,050 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 242 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Missouri capacity by fuel and status
| Missouri fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Missouri, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1,861 | 1,225 | – | – | 130 |
| Storage | 658 | 431 | – | 1 | 8 |
| Wind | 2,393 | 247 | – | – | – |
| Natural gas | 5,605 | 1,698 | 252 | 277 | 104 |
| Coal | 8,552 | – | 1,691 | 1,688 | – |
| Nuclear | 1,190 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 548 | – | – | – | – |
| Oil | 1,019 | – | 5 | 83 | – |
| Other | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| All fuels | 21,840 | 3,601 | 1,947 | 2,050 | 242 |
Missouri counties with the most planned capacity
| Missouri county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | 525 | 3 | Natural gas |
| Nodaway County | 425 | 1 | Natural gas |
| Clinton County | 411 | 1 | Natural gas |
| Bollinger County | 400 | 2 | Storage |
| Henry County | 400 | 1 | Solar |
| Maries County | 400 | 2 | Storage |
| Callaway County | 265 | 2 | Solar |
| Dade County | 247 | 1 | Wind |
| Greene County | 173 | 4 | Natural gas |
| Jasper County | 109 | 1 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in Missouri
| Missouri plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Bluff Energy Center | St Louis | Natural gas | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 525 |
| Mullin Creek #1 Generating Station | Nodaway | Natural gas | Permits received, not started | 2030 | 425 |
| Turney Energy Center | Clinton | Natural gas | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 411 |
| Beavertail Solar | Henry | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 400 |
| Show Me State Solar | Callaway | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 250 |
| Buffalo Branch Wind and Solar LLC | Dade | Wind | Early planning, no approvals started | 2029 | 247 |
| Scopus Solar | Bollinger | Storage | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 200 |
| Scopus Solar | Bollinger | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 200 |
| Vichy Solar | Maries | Storage | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 200 |
| Vichy Solar | Maries | Solar | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 200 |
Missouri against its neighbors
Missouri: planned MW equal 16% of operating. Bordering states: Arkansas plans 35% of what it runs (19 points above Missouri); Iowa plans 4% of what it runs (12 points below Missouri); Illinois plans 16% of what it runs (1 points below Missouri); Kansas plans 11% of what it runs (5 points below Missouri); Kentucky plans 16% of what it runs (0 points below Missouri); Nebraska plans 17% of what it runs (0 points above Missouri); Oklahoma plans 15% of what it runs (1 points below Missouri); Tennessee plans 16% of what it runs (1 points below Missouri).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Missouri: 385 operating generators, 19 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Missouri: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
3,601 MW, 16% of the 21,840 MW Missouri runs. 1,457 MW is being built or tested in Missouri.
Missouri: what kind of power plants are planned?
Natural gas leads Missouri with 1,698 of 3,601 planned MW.
Missouri: which power plants are retiring?
1,947 MW of Missouri units have a retirement date, of which 1,691 MW is coal and 252 MW natural gas.
Will Missouri get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Missouri has 242 MW canceled or postponed, and 2,050 MW (coal the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.