Power Plants Near 66051 — Olathe, KS
43 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 66051 (Olathe, Kansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 38.8999, -94.8320 · County: Johnson
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 mi | Gardner Energy Center Gardner, KS | Natural Gas | 39 MW | City Of Gardner - (Ks) |
| 11.4 mi | West Gardner Johnson, KS | Natural Gas | 408 MW | Evergy Metro |
| 16.1 mi | Kaw Kansas City, KS | Natural Gas | 166 MW | City Of Kansas City - (Ks) |
| 17.0 mi | Kcp&l Smartgrid Innovation Park Kansas City, MO | Other Fossil | 1 MW | Evergy Metro |
| 19.8 mi | Bpu Solar Farm Kansas City, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Mc Power Companies Inc |
| 19.9 mi | Nearman Creek Kansas, KS | Coal | 365 MW | City Of Kansas City - (Ks) |
| 19.9 mi | Grand Ave Plant Kansas City, MO | Natural Gas | 5 MW | Vicinity Energy Kansas City |
| 20.0 mi | Grand Avenue Kansas City, MO | Natural Gas | — | Evergy Metro |
| 20.1 mi | Quindaro Kansas, KS | Oil | 383 MW | City Of Kansas City - (Ks) |
| 21.0 mi | Baldwin City Plant No 1 Baldwin City, KS | Oil | 4 MW | City Of Baldwin City- (Ks) |
| 21.2 mi | Northeast (Mo) Kansas City, MO | Oil | 540 MW | Evergy Metro |
| 21.5 mi | Baldwin City Plant No 2 Baldwin City, KS | Natural Gas | 6 MW | City Of Baldwin City- (Ks) |
| 22.3 mi | Kansas River Project Lawrence, KS | Hydroelectric | 7 MW | Bowersock Mills & Power Co |
| 24.2 mi | South Harper Kansas City, MO | Natural Gas | 351 MW | Evergy Missouri West |
| 24.6 mi | Hawthorn Solar I Kansas City, MO | Solar | 10 MW | Evergy Metro |
| 24.6 mi | Lawrence Energy Center Lawrence, KS | Coal | 517 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 24.8 mi | Hawthorn Kansas City, MO | Coal | 1,046 MW | Evergy Metro |
| 25.7 mi | Osawatomie Miami, KS | Natural Gas | 102 MW | Evergy Metro |
| 25.9 mi | Station I Independence, MO | Oil | 38 MW | City Of Independence - (Mo) |
| 26.3 mi | Jackson Square Independence, MO | Oil | 36 MW | City Of Independence - (Mo) |
| 26.8 mi | Osawatomie Solar Osawatomie, KS | Solar | 5 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 28.1 mi | Station H Independence, MO | Natural Gas | 43 MW | City Of Independence - (Mo) |
| 28.4 mi | Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub Osawatomie, KS | Oil | 6 MW | City Of Osawatomie - (Ks) |
| 28.4 mi | Osawatomie City Of Osawatomie, KS | Oil | 7 MW | City Of Osawatomie - (Ks) |
| 28.4 mi | Kansas City International Kansas City, MO | Natural Gas | — | Evergy Missouri West |
| 28.7 mi | Osawatomie Power Plant South Sub Osawatomie, KS | Oil | 6 MW | City Of Osawatomie - (Ks) |
| 28.8 mi | Greenwood (Mo) Greenwood, MO | Natural Gas | 288 MW | Evergy Missouri West |
| 29.5 mi | Dogwood Energy Facility Pleasant Hill, MO | Natural Gas | 655 MW | Dogwood Power Management, Llc |
| 30.2 mi | Blue Valley Independence, MO | Natural Gas | — | City Of Independence - (Mo) |
| 30.8 mi | Ralph Green Pleasant Hill, MO | Natural Gas | 89 MW | Evergy Missouri West |
| 31.1 mi | Ottawa Ottawa, KS | Natural Gas | 19 MW | City Of Ottawa - (Ks) |
| 31.6 mi | Oskaloosa Oskaloosa, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Today's Power, Inc. |
| 31.7 mi | Independence Ii Solar Farm Independence, MO | Solar | 9 MW | Mc Power Companies Inc |
| 32.6 mi | Freestate Stull Solar I Lecompton, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 32.8 mi | Independence Solar Farm Independence, MO | Solar | 3 MW | Mc Power Companies Inc |
| 36.3 mi | Missouri City Missouri City, MO | Coal | — | City Of Independence - (Mo) |
| 38.6 mi | Iatan Weston, MO | Coal | 1,754 MW | Evergy Metro |
| 39.4 mi | La Cygne La Cygne, KS | Coal | 1,599 MW | Evergy Metro |
| 39.7 mi | Sibley Sibley, MO | Coal | — | Evergy Missouri West |
| 41.0 mi | Tecumseh Energy Center Tecumseh, KS | Coal | — | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 46.0 mi | Holden Holden, MO | Natural Gas | 321 MW | Associated Electric Coop, Inc |
| 48.6 mi | East Kansas Agri-Energy, Llc Garnett, KS | Other Fossil | 2 MW | East Kansas Agri-Energy, Llc |
| 48.9 mi | Garnett Municipal Garnett, KS | Oil | 12 MW | City Of Garnett - (Ks) |
Power generation near this area
There are 43 power plants within 50 miles of Olathe, Kansas (ZIP 66051), with a combined 8,845 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 16 of the 43 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gardner Energy Center at 5.7 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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