Power Plants Near 66846 — Council Grove, KS
23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 66846 (Council Grove, Kansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 38.6959, -96.5469 · County: Morris
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.8 mi | Herington Herington, KS | Oil | 2 MW | City Of Herington - (Ks) |
| 22.3 mi | Thunderbird Generator (Tbird) Emporia, KS | Oil | 1 MW | 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
| 23.6 mi | Americus Emporia, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Today's Power, Inc. |
| 29.4 mi | Munson-Ds&o Junction City, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Today's Power, Inc. |
| 30.2 mi | Riley Iii - Site 12 Community Solar Fort Riley, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Onyx Asset Services Group |
| 30.5 mi | Corvias - Fort Riley Ii Fort Riley, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Onyx Asset Services Group |
| 30.6 mi | Riley Iii - Site 6 Community Solar Fort Riley, KS | Solar | 2 MW | Onyx Asset Services Group |
| 31.2 mi | Emporia Energy Center Emporia, KS | Natural Gas | 730 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 34.9 mi | Reading Wind Project Reading, KS | Wind | 200 MW | Southern Power Co |
| 36.3 mi | Diamond Vista Wind Project, Llc Tampa, KS | Wind | 299 MW | Enel Green Power Diamond Vista Wind Project, Llc |
| 37.1 mi | Wamego Wamego, KS | Natural Gas | 15 MW | City Of Wamego - (Ks) |
| 37.4 mi | St. George St. George, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Today's Power, Inc. |
| 37.5 mi | Abilene Energy Center Combustion Turbine Abilene, KS | Natural Gas | — | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 38.5 mi | Burlingame Burlingame, KS | Natural Gas | 4 MW | City Of Burlingame - (Ks) |
| 38.9 mi | Osage City Solar Osage City, KS | Solar | 2 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 39.0 mi | Osage City Osage City, KS | Natural Gas | 11 MW | City Of Osage City - (Ks) |
| 41.6 mi | Westar Wind St. Mary's, KS | Wind | — | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 42.0 mi | Sunflower Energy Center, Llc Peabody, KS | Wind | 201 MW | Sunflower Energy Center, Llc |
| 44.4 mi | Freestate Crooked Post Solar I Topeka, KS | Solar | 2 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 45.7 mi | Solomon-Ds&o Solomon, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Today's Power, Inc. |
| 46.9 mi | Jeffrey Energy Center St. Mary's, KS | Coal | 2,160 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 49.8 mi | Freestate Kiro Solar I Silver Lake, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 49.9 mi | Waverly Wind Farm Llc Waverly, KS | Wind | 199 MW | Waverly Wind Farm Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Council Grove, Kansas (ZIP 66846), with a combined 3,835 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Herington at 21.8 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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