Query
Empire Energy Center
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Empire Energy Center
Generated
2026-10-09T06:38:01.958Z

Briefing on Empire Energy Center

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 9, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
379 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1978
Operating since
4
Generators
4.0%
Capacity factor
134 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Empire Energy Center is a 379 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in SPP (Southwest Power Pool), currently Operating.

Empire Energy Center is reported in Missouri since 1978 under Algonquin Power & Utilities. Available operating and financial measures include 4.0% capacity factor and 134 GWh annual generation; $291/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Jasper, Missouri
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Owner / parent
Algonquin Power & Utilities
Operator
Empire District Electric Co
Grid
SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
Plant ID
6223

What stands out

1

Empire Energy Center is a 379 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in Missouri with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 4.0% capacity factor and 134 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $82.7/MWh OpEx, $291/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Southwest Power Pool, Inc., AEP Oklahoma Transmission Company, Inc., AEP Southwestern Transmission Company, Inc., Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative, Inc., Empire District Electric Company, Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., Evergy Kansas South, Inc., Evergy Metro, Inc., Evergy Missouri West, Inc., GridLiance High Plains LLC, ITC Great Plains, LLC, Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest, LLC, NorthWestern Energy Public Service Corporation, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, Prairie Wind Transmission, LLC, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Southwestern Electric Power Company, Southwestern Public Service Company, Transource Missouri, LLC, Transource Oklahoma, LLC, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., Upper Missouri G. & T. Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date” (Federal Register (FERC), 2026-06-24).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
Balancing authority
Southwest Power Pool
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#8 of 40
National rank
#587 of 2,025

Why it matters

For this asset in SPP (Southwest Power Pool), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.