JOHN TWITTY ENERGY CENTER

How JOHN TWITTY ENERGY CENTER compares

With 603 MW of capacity, JOHN TWITTY ENERGY CENTER ranks 11th among the 92 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Missouri and 7th of the 13 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.0% of Missouri's operating Coal capacity and 3.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 147th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1976, it is older than 55% of the 89 operating Missouri plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD - (MO), runs 3 operating plants in Missouri totaling 724 MW. It shares Greene County with 3 other operating plants, including MCCARTNEY and NOBLE HILL LANDFILL.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 603 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 2,290 GWh in 2024 (a 43% capacity factor), down 13% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1976 and 2011.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is TRACKER, about 7.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by CITY UTILITIES OF SPRINGFIELD - (MO), under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 121 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MCCARTNEY (118 MW, Natural Gas).

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