2nd largest plant in Kansas · 144th nationally
La Cygne is a coal power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 1,599 MW. It generates roughly 6.6M MWh per year — enough to power about 629,469 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 47% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2220 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,599 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | La Cygne |
|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Metro |
| City | La Cygne |
| County | Linn County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 66040 |
| Coordinates | 38.34810, -94.64560 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 873 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Subbituminous Coal | 726 MW | Operating | 1977 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | Kansas City, MO | 5000.0% |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Topeka, KS | 5000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 7.3M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 925 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 2.7k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2220 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 |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.