
Hydropower uses the natural energy of moving water, in rivers to spin turbines that generate electricity. Pumped storage, another type of hydropower technology, can store energy generated by other power sources for later use. Hydropower emits no air pollution and is renewable energy.
Below is a list of hydroelectric power plants located in Missouri as reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration through Form EIA-860 data.
Plant Name | Utility Name | County | Technology |
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Niangua | Sho-Me Power Electric Coop | Camden | Conventional Hydroelectric |
Osage Dam | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Miller | Conventional Hydroelectric |
Stockton Hydro | USCE-Kansas City District | Cedar | Conventional Hydroelectric |
Table Rock | USCE-Little Rock District | Taney | Conventional Hydroelectric |
Clarence Cannon | USCE-St Louis District | Ralls | Conventional Hydroelectric |
Ozark Beach | Empire District Electric Co. | Taney | Conventional Hydroelectric |
Taum Sauk | Union Electric Co - (MO) | Reynolds | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage |
Clarence Cannon | USCE-St Louis District | Ralls | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage |
Harry Truman | USCE-Kansas City District | Benton | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage |