Power Plants in Kansas

Kansas operates 212 power plants totaling 20,732 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind dominates the mix at 45%, followed by Coal (24%) and Natural Gas (21%). The largest plant is Jeffrey Energy Center at 2,160 MW.

Plants212operating sites
Capacity20,732 MWnameplate
Generation58.5M MWhannual
CO₂21.3Mmetric tons/year
Wind 45%Coal 24%Natural Gas 21%Nuclear 6%Oil 3%

Plant locations

Showing the 120 largest plants by capacity. Kansas operates another 92 plants below this size — browse the lists below to reach them.

Largest plants in Kansas

PlantCityFuelCapacity
Jeffrey Energy CenterSt. Mary'sCoal2,160 MW
La CygneLa CygneCoal1,599 MW
Wolf Creek Generating StationBurlingtonNuclear1,296 MW
Emporia Energy CenterEmporiaNatural Gas730 MW
High Banks WindBellevilleWind643 MW
Lawrence Energy CenterLawrenceCoal517 MW
Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LlcZendaWind470 MW
West GardnerJohnsonNatural Gas408 MW
QuindaroKansasOil383 MW
Gordon Evans Energy CenterColwichNatural Gas378 MW
Nearman CreekKansasCoal365 MW
HolcombHolcombCoal349 MW
Hutchinson Energy CenterHutchinsonNatural Gas345 MW
Neosho Ridge Wind Energy CenterGalesburgWind301 MW
Irish Creek WindFrankfortWind301 MW
RivertonRivertonNatural Gas300 MW
Soldier Creek WindCorningWind300 MW
Diamond Vista Wind Project, LlcTampaWind299 MW
Iron Star Wind ProjectDodge CityWind298 MW
Western Plains Wind FarmSpearvilleWind281 MW
Solomon Forks Wind Project, LlcColbyWind276 MW
Garden CityGarden CityNatural Gas256 MW
Buffalo Dunes Wind ProjectSatantaWind250 MW
Pratt Wind, LlcAndoverWind244 MW
Mcpherson 2McphersonNatural Gas215 MW
Kingman WindCunninghamWind215 MW
Ninnescah Wind Energy, LlcCunninghamWind208 MW
Cloud County Wind FarmConcordiaWind201 MW
Post Rock Wind Power Project, LlcEllsworthWind201 MW
Sunflower Energy Center, LlcPeabodyWind201 MW
Buckeye Wind Energy CenterHaysWind201 MW
Reading Wind ProjectReadingWind200 MW
Caney River Wind ProjectHowardWind200 MW
Cimarron Bend Wind Project I, LlcMinneolaWind200 MW
Cimarron Bend Wind Project Ii, LlcMinneolaWind200 MW
Prairie Queen Wind FarmMoranWind199 MW
Waverly Wind Farm LlcWaverlyWind199 MW
Cimarron Bend IiiMinneolaWind199 MW
Cedar Bluff Wind, LlcBrownwellWind199 MW
Jayhawk Wind Energy CenterHeplerWind197 MW
East Fork Wind Project, LlcColbyWind196 MW
Bloom WindMinneolaWind178 MW
Ironwood WindSpearvilleWind168 MW
KawKansas CityNatural Gas166 MW
Cimarron Wind Energy LlcCimmaronWind166 MW
Elk River WindBeaumontWind150 MW
Slate Creek Wind Project LlcGeuda SpringsWind150 MW
Fort DodgeDodge CityNatural Gas149 MW
SpearvilleFordWind149 MW
Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase IiLincolnWind149 MW

By county

Pottawatomie County4 plants · 2,176 MWLinn County1 plants · 1,598 MWCoffey County5 plants · 1,526 MWFord County9 plants · 1,329 MWLyon County4 plants · 932 MWWyandotte County4 plants · 914 MWPratt County7 plants · 705 MWRepublic County2 plants · 657 MWFinney County4 plants · 634 MWKingman County3 plants · 617 MWClark County4 plants · 604 MWDouglas County5 plants · 535 MWGray County4 plants · 507 MWThomas County5 plants · 506 MWMarion County2 plants · 499 MWJohnson County2 plants · 447 MWSedgwick County6 plants · 432 MWNeosho County8 plants · 425 MWMarshall County2 plants · 374 MWReno County4 plants · 347 MWMcpherson County3 plants · 331 MWNemaha County2 plants · 321 MWEllis County4 plants · 308 MWCherokee County1 plants · 300 MWLincoln County3 plants · 258 MWHaskell County1 plants · 249 MWAllen County2 plants · 228 MWButler County6 plants · 223 MWCrawford County4 plants · 212 MWCloud County2 plants · 201 MWEllsworth County1 plants · 201 MWElk County1 plants · 200 MWSumner County7 plants · 199 MWNess County1 plants · 198 MWKingsman County1 plants · 134 MWMiami County5 plants · 125 MWGrant County1 plants · 120 MWKiowa County3 plants · 117 MWBarton County4 plants · 101 MWMontgomery County2 plants · 100 MWWichita County1 plants · 99 MWWashington County2 plants · 94 MWBarber County3 plants · 94 MWSeward County2 plants · 68 MWRush County2 plants · 56 MWCowley County3 plants · 40 MWRussell County3 plants · 30 MWClay County1 plants · 29 MWStanton County2 plants · 26 MWRice County2 plants · 23 MWJackson County1 plants · 21 MWMitchell County2 plants · 21 MWFranklin County1 plants · 19 MWStevens County2 plants · 19 MWSherman County1 plants · 18 MWOsage County3 plants · 16 MWPawnee County2 plants · 16 MWAnderson County2 plants · 13 MWStafford County2 plants · 11 MWHarper County2 plants · 11 MWCheyenne County2 plants · 9 MWOttawa County1 plants · 9 MWRooks County1 plants · 8 MWMeade County1 plants · 8 MWShawnee County4 plants · 8 MWOsborne County1 plants · 7 MWDecatur County1 plants · 6 MWGraham County1 plants · 6 MWWilson County4 plants · 6 MWRiley County3 plants · 4 MWWallace County1 plants · 3 MWGove County1 plants · 2 MWDickinson County3 plants · 2 MWHodgeman County1 plants · 2 MWComanche County1 plants · 2 MWPhillips County1 plants · 1 MWChautauqua County1 plants · 1 MWGeary County1 plants · 1 MWHarvey County1 plants · 1 MWJefferson County1 plants · 1 MWLabette County2 plants · 1 MWBourbon County1 plants · 0 MW