Power Plants Near 66547 — Wamego, KS

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 66547 (Wamego, Kansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.2100, -96.3153 · County: Pottawatomie

Coal 74%Wind 23%Natural Gas 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.8 mi	Wamego Wamego, KS	Natural Gas	15 MW	City Of Wamego - (Ks)
7.7 mi	St. George St. George, KS	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
11.8 mi	Jeffrey Energy Center St. Mary's, KS	Coal	2,160 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
15.1 mi	Westar Wind St. Mary's, KS	Wind	—	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
27.3 mi	Riley Iii - Site 12 Community Solar Fort Riley, KS	Solar	1 MW	Onyx Asset Services Group
28.1 mi	Corvias - Fort Riley Ii Fort Riley, KS	Solar	1 MW	Onyx Asset Services Group
28.6 mi	Riley Iii - Site 6 Community Solar Fort Riley, KS	Solar	2 MW	Onyx Asset Services Group
29.2 mi	Freestate Kiro Solar I Silver Lake, KS	Solar	1 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
30.7 mi	Freestate Crooked Post Solar I Topeka, KS	Solar	2 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
31.4 mi	Waste Management Rolling Meadows Lfgte Topeka, KS	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
32.0 mi	Munson-Ds&o Junction City, KS	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
34.0 mi	Marshall Wind Farm Frankfort, KS	Wind	74 MW	Bhe Renewables, Llc
34.3 mi	Irish Creek Wind Frankfort, KS	Wind	301 MW	Irish Creek Wind, Llc
34.5 mi	Soldier Creek Wind Corning, KS	Wind	300 MW	Soldier Creek Wind Llc
36.1 mi	Holton City Of Holton, KS	Oil	22 MW	City Of Holton - (Ks)
40.6 mi	Burlingame Burlingame, KS	Natural Gas	4 MW	City Of Burlingame - (Ks)
41.4 mi	Tecumseh Energy Center Tecumseh, KS	Coal	—	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
44.9 mi	Clay Center Clay Center, KS	Natural Gas	30 MW	City Of Clay Center - (Ks)
46.4 mi	Americus Emporia, KS	Solar	1 MW	Today's Power, Inc.
46.7 mi	Osage City Solar Osage City, KS	Solar	2 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
47.7 mi	Osage City Osage City, KS	Natural Gas	11 MW	City Of Osage City - (Ks)
50.0 mi	Freestate Stull Solar I Lecompton, KS	Solar	1 MW	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Wamego, Kansas (ZIP 66547), with a combined 2,935 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wamego at 0.8 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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