Power Plants Near 66023 — Effingham, KS

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 66023 (Effingham, Kansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.5222, -95.4008 · County: Atchison

Coal 81%Oil 7%Wind 6%Natural Gas 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
18.0 mi	Holton City Of Holton, KS	Oil	22 MW	City Of Holton - (Ks)
23.0 mi	Iatan Weston, MO	Coal	1,754 MW	Evergy Metro
26.2 mi	Oskaloosa Oskaloosa, KS	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
29.8 mi	Waste Management Rolling Meadows Lfgte Topeka, KS	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
31.2 mi	Lake Road (Mo) St Joseph, MO	Natural Gas	278 MW	Evergy Missouri West
33.6 mi	Tecumseh Energy Center Tecumseh, KS	Coal	—	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
34.0 mi	Sabetha Power Plant Sabetha, KS	Oil	22 MW	City Of Sabetha - (Ks)
34.7 mi	Soldier Creek Wind Corning, KS	Wind	300 MW	Soldier Creek Wind Llc
34.9 mi	St Joseph Landfill Generating Station St Joseph, MO	Biomass	2 MW	Evergy Missouri West
35.2 mi	Freestate Kiro Solar I Silver Lake, KS	Solar	1 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
36.3 mi	Lawrence Energy Center Lawrence, KS	Coal	517 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
36.8 mi	Freestate Stull Solar I Lecompton, KS	Solar	1 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
38.4 mi	Falls City Falls City, NE	Natural Gas	31 MW	City Of Falls City - (Ne)
38.9 mi	Kansas River Project Lawrence, KS	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Bowersock Mills & Power Co
40.8 mi	Kansas City International Kansas City, MO	Natural Gas	—	Evergy Missouri West
41.6 mi	Jeffrey Energy Center St. Mary's, KS	Coal	2,160 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
42.7 mi	Freestate Crooked Post Solar I Topeka, KS	Solar	2 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
43.4 mi	Flat Water Wind Farm Llc Du Bois, NE	Wind	60 MW	Flat Water Wind Farm Llc
44.8 mi	Nearman Creek Kansas, KS	Coal	365 MW	City Of Kansas City - (Ks)
44.9 mi	Bpu Solar Farm Kansas City, KS	Solar	1 MW	Mc Power Companies Inc
48.2 mi	Quindaro Kansas, KS	Oil	383 MW	City Of Kansas City - (Ks)

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Effingham, Kansas (ZIP 66023), with a combined 5,912 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Holton at 18.0 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Kansas, visit the Kansas state page.

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