13th largest plant in Kansas · 939th nationally
Hutchinson Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 345 MW. It generates roughly 24.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,370 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Hutchinson Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| City | Hutchinson |
| County | Reno County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67501 |
| Coordinates | 38.09060, -97.87472 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 172 MW | Retired | 1965 |
| GT4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 129 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| ST3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 35.0 MW | Retired | 1951 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 23.0 MW | Retired | 1950 |
| ST2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 23.0 MW | Retired | 1950 |
| H1DG | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Standby | 1983 |
| SO₂ | 54 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 171 metric tons |
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.