655.2 MW Natural Gas operating in Cass, MO — Southwest Power Pool
655.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2001
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.7931, -94.3006
County
Cass, MO
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Dogwood Power Management, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Independence - (MO), City of Kansas City - (KS), Evergy Missouri West, Kansas Municipal Energy Agency, Kansas Power Pool, Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm. | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Dogwood Energy Facility is a 655.2 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Cass County, Missouri. The plant began operating in 2001 and is owned and operated by Dogwood Power Management, LLC. It consists of three generators utilizing natural gas as its primary fuel source. Dogwood Energy Facility ranks as the fourth-largest power plant in Missouri out of 20, and 352nd nationally out of 945 plants.
The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, Dogwood Energy Facility generated 1,986,308 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 34.7%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
3.3K MWh
Latest Month
2.0M MWh
Annual Generation
34.7%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Pleasant Hill Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Evergy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
DOGWOOD
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Secondary Zone
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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