8th largest plant in Kansas · 836th nationally
West Gardner is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 408 MW. It generates roughly 262.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 25,013 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 7% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1411 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | West Gardner |
|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Metro |
| City | Johnson |
| County | Johnson County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 66021 |
| Coordinates | 38.78750, -94.98610 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 102 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 102 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 102 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 102 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| CO₂ | 185.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 48 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1411 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.