Power Plants in Lyon County, Kansas

Lyon County, Kansas has 4 power plants totaling 932 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants4operating sites
Capacity932 MWnameplate
Generation1.8M MWhannual
CO₂875.4kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 78%Wind 21%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Emporia Energy CenterEmporiaNatural Gas730 MWEvergy Kansas Central, Inc
Reading Wind ProjectReadingWind200 MWSouthern Power Co
Thunderbird Generator (Tbird)EmporiaOil1.0 MW4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.
AmericusEmporiaSolar1.0 MWToday's Power, Inc.

About power generation in Lyon County

Lyon County, Kansas has 4 power plants totaling 932 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 78% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (21%) and Solar (0%). The largest facility is Emporia Energy Center at 730 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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