ST FRANCIS ENERGY FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 507 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Dunklin County
- Operator
- ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1999
- EIA plant ID
- 7604
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,745 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 39%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 36.5856, -90.1788
ST FRANCIS ENERGY FACILITY, a 507 MW Natural Gas power plant in Dunklin County, Missouri. Operated by ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC, commissioned 1999.
How ST FRANCIS ENERGY FACILITY compares
With 507 MW of capacity, ST FRANCIS ENERGY FACILITY ranks 12th among the 92 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Missouri and 4th of the 23 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.9% of Missouri's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 328th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is newer than 67% 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. It shares Dunklin County with 2 other operating plants, KENNETT and MALDEN.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 507 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,745 GWh in 2024 (a 39% capacity factor), up 37% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1999 and 2001.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO), under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 59 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is POPLAR BLUFF GENERATING STATION (34 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
ST FRANCIS ENERGY FACILITY is a 507 MW natural gas power plant in Dunklin County, MO, operated by ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOP, INC, commissioned in 1999. Dunklin County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.3 of 5 at the 33rd national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Dunklin County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 7.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.44 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 18.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 57.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Dunklin 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 Dunklin 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.