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Essex

Essex is a 121 MW operating gas power plant in Stoddard County, Missouri, operated by Associated Electric Coop, Inc.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1999 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine121 MW OperatingJun 1999
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine108 MW Cancelled or postponed

Plant details

Operator
Associated Electric Coop, Inc
Location
Stoddard County, Missouri
Balancing authority
AECI
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 121 MW
Cancelled: 108 MW
First unit online
Jun 1999
EIA plant ID
7749

Location

36.8682, -89.8402

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem