Cape Girardeau Renewable Energy Center
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri · EIA plant ID 66159 · Operator: Union Electric Co - (MO)
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor15%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.9 | 8.5% | — |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 17.0% | — |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 15.9% | — |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 14.7% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECBJ | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.2 | 1.2 | Nov 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Union Electric Co - (MO). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Jackson (MO) | 26 MW | 13.9 km |
| Delta Bobcat Solar | — | 20.1 km |
| Kelso Solar | 200 MW | 30 km |
| Kelso 2 Solar | 149 MW | 30 km |
| Wild Cat Solar 22 LLC | 2 MW | 31.7 km |
| Scopus Solar | — | 34 km |