# John Twitty Energy Center

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/john-twitty-energy-center

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 6195 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 109 MW operating nameplate
- coal: 494 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -93.38804, 37.151706
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2022-08-05 00:42:13+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:24.072726+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

John Twitty Energy Center is City Utilities of Springfield's generating complex in southwest Springfield, Missouri. Unit 1, a 203 MW coal-fired unit, entered service in 1976. Unit 2, a 300 MW coal unit designed to burn low-sulfur western coal, cost $555 million and entered commercial operation in January 2011. The site also has combustion turbine generators. The utility, which owns and operates the plant, renamed it in 2011 for retired general manager John Twitty.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 603 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 6195 — plant-6195

## Facts

- **Technology:** Conventional Steam Coal, Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** City Utilities of Springfield

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** City Utilities of Springfield — owner ([source](https://www.cityutilities.net))

## Sources

- [powermag.com](https://www.powermag.com/top-plantjohn-twitty-energy-center-unit-2-springfield-missouri/) — powermag.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/john-twitty-energy-center
Website: [City Utilities of Springfield](https://www.cityutilities.net)

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