NEW MADRID
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,300 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- New Madrid County
- Operator
- ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1972
- EIA plant ID
- 2167
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 5,326 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 47%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 36.5160, -89.5639
NEW MADRID, a 1,300 MW Coal power plant in New Madrid County, Missouri. Operated by ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC, commissioned 1972.
How NEW MADRID compares
With 1,300 MW of capacity, NEW MADRID ranks 3rd among the 92 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Missouri and 3rd of the 13 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Missouri's operating Coal capacity and 6.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 87th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1972, it is older than 65% 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 2 generators at the site with 1,300 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 5,326 GWh in 2024 (a 47% capacity factor), down 31% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1972 and 1977.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is NEW MADRID (500 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO), under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: MALDEN (17 MW, Oil).
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
Weather peril exposure
NEW MADRID is a 1,300 MW coal power plant in New Madrid County, MO, operated by ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC, commissioned in 1972. New Madrid County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 53rd national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 100th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
New Madrid County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.62 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 11.5 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 57.6 |
| Hail | Very Low | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.6 |
Perils not assessed in New Madrid County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for New Madrid County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.