Power plants in Kansas
183 operating power projects with 20,968 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
183
Nameplate capacity
20,968 MW
Counties with a plant
77
Operators
113
Power markets: SPP prices
Capacity by fuel
Wind · 9,714 MW · 52Coal · 4,886 MW · 5Natural gas · 3,933 MW · 51Nuclear · 1,296 MW · 1Other fuels · 698 MW · 34Solar · 434 MW · 39Hydro · 7 MW · 1
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Kansas
Top 50 · All 183 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Energy Center | Coal | 2,160 | Pottawatomie | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| La Cygne | Coal | 1,599 | Linn | Evergy Metro |
| Wolf Creek Generating Station | Nuclear | 1,296 | Coffey | Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp |
| Emporia Energy Center | Natural gas | 730 | Lyon | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| High Banks Wind | Wind | 643 | Republic | High Banks Wind, LLC |
| Lawrence Energy Center | Coal | 517 | Douglas | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc |
| Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC | Wind | 470 | Kingman | Clearlight Energy Holdings LP |
| West Gardner | Natural gas | 408 | Johnson | Evergy Metro |
| Gordon Evans Energy Center | Natural gas | 375 | Sedgwick | Evergy Kansas South, Inc |
| Nearman Creek | Coal and natural gas | 365 | Wyandotte | City of Kansas City - (KS) |
Kansas power plants by fuel
Newest plants in Kansas
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Public Works GenerationOil · 3 MW · Pottawatomie County · August 2026Chanute SolarSolar · 6 MW · Neosho County · May 2026Boot Hill SolarSolar · 150 MW · Ford County · April 2026Flat Ridge 5Wind · 153 MW · Harper County · August 2025Flat Ridge 4Wind · 134 MW · Harper County · June 2025Pixley Solar EnergySolar · 189 MW · Barber County · May 2025
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in Kansas
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc13 plants · 4,196 MW
Evergy Metro4 plants · 2,257 MW
Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp1 plant · 1,296 MW
Sunflower Electric Power Corp8 plants · 1,095 MW
Engie North America3 plants · 769 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 183 plants in Kansas, by county
Allen County 2 plants
- Prairie Queen Wind Farm Wind · 199.3 MW
- Iola Oil · 29.3 MW
Anderson County 2 plants
- Garnett Municipal Oil · 11.7 MW
- East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC Other fuels · 2 MW
Barber County 3 plants
- Pixley Solar Energy Solar · 189 MW
- Flat Ridge Wind Farm Wind · 50 MW
- Flat Ridge Wind Energy LLC Wind · 44 MW
Barton County 3 plants
- Great Bend - Sunflower Natural gas · 81.6 MW
- Hoisington Natural gas · 10.9 MW
- Ellinwood Natural gas · 7.9 MW
Butler County 4 plants
- Elk River Wind Wind · 150 MW
- Augusta Electric Plant No 2 Natural gas · 20.7 MW
- Prairie Sky Solar Farm Solar · 1 MW
- DeGraff Butler Electric Solar · 1 MW
Chautauqua County 1 plant
- Caney Valley Solar · 1 MW
Cherokee County 1 plant
- Riverton Natural gas · 267.6 MW
Cheyenne County 2 plants
- St Francis Oil · 3.6 MW
- Bird City Oil · 2 MW
Clark County 3 plants
- Cimarron Bend Wind Project I, LLC Wind · 200 MW
- Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC Wind · 200 MW
- Cimarron Bend III Wind · 198.8 MW
Clay County 1 plant
- Clay Center Oil · 29.9 MW
Cloud County 1 plant
- Cloud County Wind Farm Wind · 201 MW
Coffey County 4 plants
- Wolf Creek Generating Station Nuclear · 1,296.3 MW
- Waverly Wind Farm LLC Wind · 199 MW
- Sharpe Oil · 20 MW
- Wolf Creek Generator Oil · 1 MW
Comanche County 1 plant
- CMS-Coldwater Solar · 2 MW
Cowley County 2 plants
- East 12th Street Natural gas · 26.5 MW
- West 14th Street Natural gas · 11 MW
Crawford County 4 plants
- Jayhawk Wind Energy Center Wind · 197.4 MW
- Girard Oil · 10.8 MW
- Oak Grove Power Producers Landfill gas · 3.6 MW
- Greenbush-Heartland Solar · 1 MW
Decatur County 1 plant
- Oberlin (KS) Oil · 6 MW
Dickinson County 1 plant
- Solomon-DS&O Solar · 1 MW
Douglas County 5 plants
- Lawrence Energy Center Coal · 517 MW
- Baldwin City Plant No 2 Natural gas · 10.8 MW
- Kansas River Project Hydro · 7 MW
- Baldwin City Plant No 1 Oil · 4.2 MW
- FreeState Stull Solar I Solar · 1.3 MW
Elk County 1 plant
- Caney River Wind Project Wind · 200 MW
Ellis County 3 plants
- Buckeye Wind Energy Center Wind · 200.5 MW
- Goodman Energy Center Natural gas · 103.5 MW
- Fort Hays State University Wind Farm Wind · 4 MW
Ellsworth County 1 plant
- Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC Wind · 201 MW
Finney County 4 plants
- Holcomb Coal · 348.7 MW
- Garden City Natural gas · 240.3 MW
- Jameson Energy Center Natural gas · 27.6 MW
- Bonanza BioEnergy LLC Natural gas · 2 MW
Ford County 8 plants
- Iron Star Wind Project Wind · 297.6 MW
- Western Plains Wind Farm Wind · 280.6 MW
- Bloom Wind Wind · 178.2 MW
- Ironwood Wind Wind · 167.9 MW
- Boot Hill Solar Solar · 150 MW
- Fort Dodge Natural gas · 149 MW
- Spearville Wind · 148.5 MW
- Spearville 3 LLC Wind · 108 MW
Franklin County 1 plant
- Ottawa Natural gas · 19.2 MW
Geary County 1 plant
- Munson-DS&O Solar · 1 MW
Gove County 1 plant
- Western Plains Wind Wind · 2.7 MW
Graham County 1 plant
- Hill City Oil · 6.9 MW
Grant County 1 plant
- Rubart Natural gas · 120 MW
Gray County 4 plants
- Cimarron Wind Energy LLC Wind · 165.6 MW
- Cimarron Windpower II Wind · 131 MW
- Gray County Wind Energy Wind · 112.2 MW
- Ensign Wind LLC Wind · 98.9 MW
Harper County 3 plants
- Flat Ridge 5 Wind · 153 MW
- Flat Ridge 4 Wind · 134 MW
- Anthony Natural gas · 11.1 MW
Harvey County 1 plant
- Harvey County Solar · 1 MW
Haskell County 1 plant
- Buffalo Dunes Wind Project Wind · 249.8 MW
Jackson County 1 plant
- Holton Oil · 21.5 MW
Jefferson County 1 plant
- Oskaloosa Solar · 1 MW
Johnson County 2 plants
- West Gardner Natural gas · 408 MW
- Gardner Energy Center Natural gas · 39.2 MW
Kingman County 3 plants
- Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC Wind · 470.4 MW
- Flat Ridge 3 Wind · 128 MW
- Kingman Municipal Power and Light Plant Natural gas · 16.9 MW
Kiowa County 3 plants
- Shooting Star Wind · 104 MW
- Greensburg Wind · 12.5 MW
- Greensburg Solar Solar · 1 MW
Labette County 1 plant
- Mound Solar · 1 MW
Lincoln County 2 plants
- Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase II Wind · 148.5 MW
- Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I Wind · 100.8 MW
Linn County 1 plant
- La Cygne Coal · 1,598.9 MW
Lyon County 4 plants
- Emporia Energy Center Natural gas · 730.2 MW
- Reading Wind Project Wind · 200.1 MW
- Thunderbird Generator (Tbird) Oil · 1 MW
- Americus Solar · 1 MW
Marion County 2 plants
- Diamond Vista Wind Project, LLC Wind · 299.3 MW
- Sunflower Energy Center, LLC Wind · 200.6 MW
Marshall County 2 plants
- Irish Creek Wind Wind · 300.6 MW
- Marshall Wind Farm Wind · 73.8 MW
McPherson County 3 plants
- McPherson 2 Natural gas · 214.8 MW
- McPherson 3 Natural gas · 115.6 MW
- Lindsborg Solar · 1 MW
Meade County 1 plant
- Meade Natural gas · 8.2 MW
Miami County 4 plants
- Osawatomie Natural gas · 102 MW
- Osawatomie Power Plant South Sub Oil · 6 MW
- Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub Oil · 6 MW
- Osawatomie Solar Solar · 4.9 MW
Mitchell County 2 plants
- Beloit Natural gas · 19.3 MW
- Beloit Solar LLC Solar · 2 MW
Montgomery County 2 plants
- CML&P Generating Facility No. 2 Natural gas · 56.1 MW
- Coffeyville Natural gas · 44 MW
Nemaha County 2 plants
- Soldier Creek Wind Wind · 300 MW
- Sabetha Power Plant Oil · 21.8 MW
Neosho County 7 plants
- Neosho Ridge Wind Energy Center Wind · 301 MW
- Chanute 2 Natural gas · 64 MW
- Chanute 3 Natural gas · 34.8 MW
- Erie Energy Center Oil · 20 MW
- Chanute Solar Solar · 6 MW
- Erie Oil · 4.3 MW
- Urbana-Heartland Solar · 1 MW
Ness County 1 plant
- Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC Wind · 212.8 MW
Osage County 3 plants
- Osage City Natural gas · 15.1 MW
- Burlingame Natural gas · 4 MW
- Osage City Solar Solar · 1.8 MW
Ottawa County 1 plant
- Minneapolis City of Natural gas · 9.1 MW
Pawnee County 1 plant
- Larned Oil · 14.4 MW
Pottawatomie County 4 plants
- Jeffrey Energy Center Coal · 2,160 MW
- Wamego Natural gas · 24.2 MW
- Public Works Generation Oil · 3 MW
- St. George Solar · 1 MW
Pratt County 7 plants
- Pratt Wind, LLC Wind · 243.5 MW
- Kingman Wind Wind · 214.8 MW
- Ninnescah Wind Energy, LLC Wind · 208.3 MW
- Pratt 2 Natural gas · 16 MW
- Pratt Natural gas · 15.5 MW
- City of Pratt Solar Solar · 6 MW
- BP-Kanza Solar · 1 MW
Reno County 3 plants
- Hutchinson Energy Center Natural gas · 342.6 MW
- Westar Cities Solar Solar · 1 MW
- Huntsville-Ark Valley, KS Solar · 1 MW
Republic County 2 plants
- High Banks Wind Wind · 643.4 MW
- Belleville Natural gas · 9.4 MW
Rice County 2 plants
- Kansas Ethanol, LLC Natural gas · 13.5 MW
- Sterling Oil · 10.3 MW
Riley County 3 plants
- Riley III - Site 6 Community Solar Solar · 2.1 MW
- Corvias - Fort Riley II Solar · 1.3 MW
- Riley III - Site 12 Community Solar Solar · 1 MW
Rooks County 1 plant
- Stockton Natural gas · 8.6 MW
Rush County 2 plants
- Alexander Wind Farm LLC Wind · 50.7 MW
- La Crosse Oil · 7.5 MW
Russell County 3 plants
- Russell Solar · 20.4 MW
- Russell Downtown Natural gas · 15.7 MW
- Russell Energy Center Natural gas · 15 MW
Sedgwick County 4 plants
- Gordon Evans Energy Center Natural gas · 375.1 MW
- Mulvane 2 Oil · 9.2 MW
- Cheney Solar Solar · 1 MW
- Maize Solar · 1 MW
Seward County 2 plants
- Cimarron River Natural gas · 50 MW
- Arkalon Ethanol LLC Natural gas · 3 MW
Shawnee County 3 plants
- Waste Management Rolling Meadows LFGTE Landfill gas · 5.6 MW
- FreeState Crooked Post Solar I Solar · 1.6 MW
- FreeState Kiro Solar I Solar · 1 MW
Sherman County 1 plant
- Goodland Natural gas · 18.7 MW
Stanton County 2 plants
- Johnson Corner Solar 1 Solar · 20 MW
- Johnson Oil · 6 MW
Stevens County 1 plant
- Hugoton 2 Oil · 19.2 MW
Sumner County 5 plants
- WPWP Wind · 307.2 MW
- Slate Creek Wind Project LLC Wind · 150 MW
- Wellington 1 Natural gas · 24 MW
- Wellington 2 Natural gas · 20 MW
- Oxford (KS) Oil · 5.1 MW
Thomas County 5 plants
- Solomon Forks Wind Project, LLC Wind · 275.6 MW
- East Fork Wind Project, LLC Wind · 195.8 MW
- Colby City of Oil · 19.4 MW
- Colby Natural gas · 16 MW
- Midwest Energy Community Solar Array Solar · 1 MW
Wallace County 1 plant
- Sharon Spring Natural gas · 3 MW
Washington County 2 plants
- Clifton Natural gas · 85 MW
- Washington Natural gas · 11.4 MW
Wichita County 1 plant
- Central Plains Wind Farm Wind · 99 MW
Wilson County 3 plants
- Fredonia (KS) Oil · 3 MW
- Fredonia Solar (KS) Solar · 2 MW
- Studebaker Solar · 1 MW
Wyandotte County 3 plants
- Nearman Creek Coal · 365 MW
- Quindaro Oil · 143.6 MW
- BPU Solar Farm Solar · 1 MW
Questions about power plants in Kansas
How many power plants are in Kansas?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 183 operating power projects in Kansas, with 20,968 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Kansas?
Jeffrey Energy Center in Pottawatomie County, with 2,160 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is La Cygne, with 1,598.9 MW.
How much of Kansas's capacity is coal?
4,886 MW, about 23% of nameplate capacity. 5 projects have coal as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources