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Kansas power grid

Kansas's operating portfolio is led by Wind, followed by Oil & gas. Its 197 plants represent 20,556 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 3,327 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity20,556 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants197501 operating generators
Proposed capacity3,327 MW16.2% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations7Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Kansas capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Wind44.3%9,105 MW
Oil & gas25.2%5,184 MW
Coal23.8%4,886 MW
Nuclear6.3%1,296 MW
Solar0.3%66 MW
Biomass0%9 MW
Hydro0%7 MW
Industrial & other0%2 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Kansas power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Jeffrey Energy CenterPlant 6068CoalSt. Mary's, KSPottawatomie CountyEvergy Kansas Central, Inc2,160 MW
La CygnePlant 1241CoalLa Cygne, KSLinn CountyEvergy Metro1,599 MW
Wolf Creek Generating StationPlant 210NuclearBurlington, KSCoffey CountyWolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp1,296 MW
Emporia Energy CenterPlant 56502Oil & gasEmporia, KSLyon CountyEvergy Kansas Central, Inc730 MW
High Banks WindPlant 66156WindBelleville, KSRepublic CountyHigh Banks Wind, LLC643 MW
Lawrence Energy CenterPlant 1250CoalLawrence, KSDouglas CountyEvergy Kansas Central, Inc517 MW
Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLCPlant 57787WindZenda, KSKingman CountyClearlight Energy Holdings LP470 MW
West GardnerPlant 7929Oil & gasJohnson, KSJohnson CountyEvergy Metro408 MW
Gordon Evans Energy CenterPlant 1240Oil & gasColwich, KSSedgwick CountyEvergy Kansas South, Inc378 MW
Nearman CreekPlant 6064CoalKansas, KSWyandotte CountyCity of Kansas City - (KS)365 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap