Largest Power Plants in Kansas

Kansas has 212 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 20,732 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.

For a complete list of all plants in the state, visit the Kansas state page. To find plants near a specific address, use the address lookup.

#PlantStateFuelCapacity
1Jeffrey Energy CenterKansasCoal2,160 MW
2La CygneKansasCoal1,599 MW
3Wolf Creek Generating StationKansasNuclear1,296 MW
4Emporia Energy CenterKansasNatural Gas730 MW
5High Banks WindKansasWind643 MW
6Lawrence Energy CenterKansasCoal517 MW
7Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LlcKansasWind470 MW
8West GardnerKansasNatural Gas408 MW
9QuindaroKansasOil383 MW
10Gordon Evans Energy CenterKansasNatural Gas378 MW
11Nearman CreekKansasCoal365 MW
12HolcombKansasCoal349 MW
13Hutchinson Energy CenterKansasNatural Gas345 MW
14Neosho Ridge Wind Energy CenterKansasWind301 MW
15Irish Creek WindKansasWind301 MW
16RivertonKansasNatural Gas300 MW
17Soldier Creek WindKansasWind300 MW
18Diamond Vista Wind Project, LlcKansasWind299 MW
19Iron Star Wind ProjectKansasWind298 MW
20Western Plains Wind FarmKansasWind281 MW
21Solomon Forks Wind Project, LlcKansasWind276 MW
22Garden CityKansasNatural Gas256 MW
23Buffalo Dunes Wind ProjectKansasWind250 MW
24Pratt Wind, LlcKansasWind244 MW
25Mcpherson 2KansasNatural Gas215 MW
26Kingman WindKansasWind215 MW
27Ninnescah Wind Energy, LlcKansasWind208 MW
28Cloud County Wind FarmKansasWind201 MW
29Post Rock Wind Power Project, LlcKansasWind201 MW
30Sunflower Energy Center, LlcKansasWind201 MW
31Buckeye Wind Energy CenterKansasWind201 MW
32Reading Wind ProjectKansasWind200 MW
33Caney River Wind ProjectKansasWind200 MW
34Cimarron Bend Wind Project I, LlcKansasWind200 MW
35Cimarron Bend Wind Project Ii, LlcKansasWind200 MW
36Prairie Queen Wind FarmKansasWind199 MW
37Waverly Wind Farm LlcKansasWind199 MW
38Cimarron Bend IiiKansasWind199 MW
39Cedar Bluff Wind, LlcKansasWind199 MW
40Jayhawk Wind Energy CenterKansasWind197 MW
41East Fork Wind Project, LlcKansasWind196 MW
42Bloom WindKansasWind178 MW
43Ironwood WindKansasWind168 MW
44KawKansasNatural Gas166 MW
45Cimarron Wind Energy LlcKansasWind166 MW
46Elk River WindKansasWind150 MW
47Slate Creek Wind Project LlcKansasWind150 MW
48Fort DodgeKansasNatural Gas149 MW
49SpearvilleKansasWind149 MW
50Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase IiKansasWind149 MW

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Largest Power Plants in Kansas. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/largest-power-plants/kansas

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