# State Line Combined Cycle

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/state-line-combined-cycle

The Empire District Electric Company (doing business as Liberty) - Jasper County - SPP

The facility comprises a 123 MW standalone combustion turbine placed into service in May 1995, and a jointly owned combined-cycle block constructed in 2001 consisting of two combustion turbines (180 MW and 181 MW), two heat-recovery steam generators, and one steam turbine (206.5 MW).

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 690.5 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 7296 — plant-7296

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- **Operator:** The Empire District Electric Company (doing business as Liberty)

## Related parties

- **Parent company:** Liberty Utilities Co. — Parent company and operating brand ([source](https://libertyutilities.com/))
- **Parent company:** Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. — Parent of Liberty Utilities
- **Regulator:** Missouri Public Service Commission — State utility regulator ([source](https://psc.mo.gov/))

## Sources

- [libertyutilities.com](http://libertyutilities.com/liberty-utilities-completes-acquisition-of-the-empire-district-electric-company.html) — libertyutilities.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [api.eia.gov](https://api.eia.gov/v2/electricity/operating-generator-capacity/data?api_key=DEMO_KEY&data[0]=nameplate-capacity-mw&data[1]=net-summer-capacity-mw&data[2]=net-winter-capacity-mw&data[3]=operating-year-month&facets[plantid][]=7296&frequency=monthly&start=2025-12&end=2025-12) — api.eia.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [investors.evergy.com](https://investors.evergy.com/static-files/a91e2aa4-91d4-4f93-bd91-0dab7b59bba1) — investors.evergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [prnewswire.com](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/algonquin-power--utilities-corp-completes-acquisition-of-the-empire-district-electric-company-609135805.html) — prnewswire.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [The Empire District Electric Company (doing business as Liberty)](https://central.libertyutilities.com/all/residential)

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