Osage Dam

OperatingHydro

Ranked #2 of 8 Hydro plants in MO#90 of 1454 nationally

208 MW Hydro operating in Miller, MO — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

208 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1931

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

38.2044, -92.6239

County

Miller, MO

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Union Electric Co - (MO)	Union Electric	—
Owner(s)	Union Electric Co - (MO)	Ameren	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Bagnell Dam impounds the Osage River in the U.S. state of Missouri, creating the Lake of the Ozarks. The dam is located in the city of Lakeside in Miller County, near the Camden-Miller County line. The 148-foot (45 m) tall concrete gravity dam was built by the Union Electric Company to generate hydroelectric power at its Osage Powerplant. It is 2,543 feet (775 m) long, including a 520-foot (160 m) long spillway and a 511-foot (156 m) long power station. The facility with eight generators has a maximum capacity of 215 megawatts. The dam provides power to 42,000 homes.

Read more on Wikipedia

Osage Dam is a hydroelectric power plant located in Miller County, Missouri. The plant, which began operating in 1931, has a total capacity of 208 MW distributed across 8 generators. It is owned and operated by Union Electric Co. (MO), a subsidiary of Ameren. The primary fuel source is water (WAT), and the plant utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology. Osage Dam ranks as the second-largest of four hydroelectric plants in Missouri, and 90th out of 194 nationwide.

In the most recent year with available data, Osage Dam generated 497,107 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 27.2%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $787.77 per kW.

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