Power Plants Near 66868 — Reading, KS
23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 66868 (Reading, Kansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 38.5290, -95.9895 · County: Lyon
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 mi | Reading Wind Project Reading, KS | Wind | 200 MW | Southern Power Co |
| 7.1 mi | Emporia Energy Center Emporia, KS | Natural Gas | 730 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 8.9 mi | Americus Emporia, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Today's Power, Inc. |
| 11.3 mi | Osage City Osage City, KS | Natural Gas | 11 MW | City Of Osage City - (Ks) |
| 12.1 mi | Osage City Solar Osage City, KS | Solar | 2 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 14.9 mi | Thunderbird Generator (Tbird) Emporia, KS | Oil | 1 MW | 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
| 17.7 mi | Burlingame Burlingame, KS | Natural Gas | 4 MW | City Of Burlingame - (Ks) |
| 21.1 mi | Waverly Wind Farm Llc Waverly, KS | Wind | 199 MW | Waverly Wind Farm Llc |
| 24.1 mi | Sharpe Waverly, KS | Oil | 20 MW | Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc |
| 24.1 mi | Wolf Creek Generator Burlington, KS | Oil | 1 MW | 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
| 25.8 mi | Wolf Creek Generating Station Burlington, KS | Nuclear | 1,296 MW | Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp |
| 26.6 mi | Burlington (Ks) Burlington, KS | Oil | 10 MW | City Of Burlington - (Ks) |
| 33.4 mi | Freestate Crooked Post Solar I Topeka, KS | Solar | 2 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 38.8 mi | Ottawa Ottawa, KS | Natural Gas | 19 MW | City Of Ottawa - (Ks) |
| 41.5 mi | Freestate Kiro Solar I Silver Lake, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 42.8 mi | Tecumseh Energy Center Tecumseh, KS | Coal | — | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 43.9 mi | Freestate Stull Solar I Lecompton, KS | Solar | 1 MW | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| 44.1 mi | Garnett Municipal Garnett, KS | Oil | 12 MW | City Of Garnett - (Ks) |
| 44.3 mi | East Kansas Agri-Energy, Llc Garnett, KS | Other Fossil | 2 MW | East Kansas Agri-Energy, Llc |
| 46.0 mi | Baldwin City Plant No 2 Baldwin City, KS | Natural Gas | 6 MW | City Of Baldwin City- (Ks) |
| 46.5 mi | Baldwin City Plant No 1 Baldwin City, KS | Oil | 4 MW | City Of Baldwin City- (Ks) |
| 46.7 mi | Waste Management Rolling Meadows Lfgte Topeka, KS | Biomass | 6 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| 49.4 mi | Wamego Wamego, KS | Natural Gas | 15 MW | City Of Wamego - (Ks) |
Power generation near this area
There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Reading, Kansas (ZIP 66868), with a combined 2,544 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Reading Wind Project at 4.0 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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