06/11/2026
MPUA broke ground on the Fulton Energy Center on Wednesday, June 10. The project is part of MPUA’s ‘Building MO Power’ initiative, a long-term strategy to advance Missouri through local energy resilience. The power generated through natural gas will be supplied to 35 wholesale power pool members across the state, as well as Fulton, Hannibal, and New Madrid.
Pictured from left to right: Drew Canaday (MPUA Manager-Generation Resources), Darrell Dunlap (City of Fulton Superintendent of Utilities), Kurt Schaefer (Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources), Steve Stodden (MPUA President & CEO), Rep. Jim Schulte, and Jon Rynne (MPUA Chief Energy Officer). View more photos from the event here: mpua.org/fulton-energy-groundbreaking