Missouri Public Service Commission

10/28/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/28/2025 15:49

PSC Sets Intervention Deadline for Empire District Electric CCN Request for Gas Generating Facility pr-26-32

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- October 28, 2025
Contact: Forrest Gossett (573) 751-9300
PR-26-32

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.---
The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has set an intervention deadline of November 12, 2025 , for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) application from The Empire District Electric Company d/b/a Liberty to build a gas electric generating facility in Joplin, Missouri.

On October 24, 2025, Liberty filed an application for a CCN to construct a 250-megawatt combustion turbine generator at its State Line Power Station. Applications to intervene and participate in this case must be filed with the Secretary of the Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102-0360, or by using the Commission's Electronic Filing and Information System (EFIS) at psc.mo.gov.

Individual citizens wishing to comment may click the link below, or contact either the Office of the Public Counsel (Governor Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Suite 650, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102-2230, telephone 866-922-2959, email [email protected]) or the Public Service Commission Staff (P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102, telephone 800-392-4211, email [email protected]). The Office of the Public Counsel is a separate state agency that represents the general public in matters before the Commission.

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