Most Polluting Power Plants in Kansas

Power plants in Kansas emit a combined 21.3M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.

Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.

#PlantStateFuelCO₂ (tons/yr)
1La CygneKansasCoal7.3M
2Jeffrey Energy CenterKansasCoal6.7M
3Lawrence Energy CenterKansasCoal2.0M
4HolcombKansasCoal1.8M
5Nearman CreekKansasCoal985.3k
6Emporia Energy CenterKansasNatural Gas875.3k
7RivertonKansasNatural Gas515.2k
8Gordon Evans Energy CenterKansasNatural Gas307.9k
9West GardnerKansasNatural Gas185.2k
10Fort DodgeKansasNatural Gas76.2k
11El Dorado RefineryKansasNatural Gas76.0k
12Kansas Ethanol, LlcKansasNatural Gas73.5k
13Chanute 2KansasNatural Gas61.7k
14Goodman Energy CenterKansasNatural Gas59.8k
15Cml&p Generating Facility No. 2KansasNatural Gas48.6k
16RubartKansasNatural Gas39.1k
17Garden CityKansasNatural Gas34.9k
18OsawatomieKansasNatural Gas29.0k
19Great Bend - SunflowerKansasNatural Gas24.4k
20Cimarron RiverKansasNatural Gas19.2k
21Mcpherson 3KansasNatural Gas12.3k
22CoffeyvilleKansasNatural Gas8.2k
23Wellington 1KansasNatural Gas3.0k
24East 12th StreetKansasNatural Gas2.9k
25PrattKansasNatural Gas2.8k
26Wellington 2KansasNatural Gas2.6k
27HoltonKansasOil2.1k
28West 14th StreetKansasNatural Gas2.1k
29Bonanza Bioenergy LlcKansasNatural Gas1.8k
30Russell Energy CenterKansasNatural Gas1.8k
31Erie Energy CenterKansasOil1.8k
32ColbyKansasNatural Gas1.7k
33SharpeKansasOil1.4k
34Augusta Electric Plant No 2KansasNatural Gas1.3k
35Clay CenterKansasNatural Gas984
36OttawaKansasNatural Gas948
37Jameson Energy CenterKansasNatural Gas791
38IolaKansasOil692
39Kingman Municipal Power And Light PlantKansasNatural Gas470
40Chanute 3KansasNatural Gas446
41WamegoKansasNatural Gas246
42Mulvane 2KansasOil191
43GoodlandKansasNatural Gas165
44Pratt 2KansasNatural Gas159
45LarnedKansasOil153
46SterlingKansasOil132
47BellevilleKansasNatural Gas127
48GirardKansasNatural Gas125
49Sabetha Power PlantKansasOil110
50Osage CityKansasNatural Gas105

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

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