10th largest plant in Kansas · 877th nationally
Gordon Evans Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 378 MW. It generates roughly 438.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 41,718 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 13% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1406 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Gordon Evans Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Kansas South, Inc |
| City | Colwich |
| County | Sedgwick County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67030 |
| Coordinates | 37.79030, -97.52167 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 390 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 179 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 136 MW | Retired | 1961 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 98.3 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 98.3 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.9 MW | Standby | 1969 |
| CO₂ | 307.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 90 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1406 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.