HOLDEN

How HOLDEN compares

With 321 MW of capacity, HOLDEN ranks 17th among the 92 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Missouri and 7th of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.3% of Missouri's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 437th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 76% of the 89 operating Missouri plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC, runs 7 operating plants in Missouri totaling 3,792 MW.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 321 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 282 GWh in 2024 (a 10% capacity factor), up 45% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is DOGWOOD (345 kV), about 16.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 1,001 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DOGWOOD ENERGY FACILITY (683 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is Oak Tower in Kansas City, about 39.4 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology