Power plants in Lyon County, Kansas

4 operating power plants in Lyon County, Kansas, with 932 MW of nameplate capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Nameplate capacity

932 MW

Net generation, 2025

1.22 TWh

Largest

Emporia Energy Center

730 MW

Largest power plants in Lyon County

#	Plant	MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Emporia Energy CenterNatural gas	730	585	–	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
2	Reading Wind ProjectWind	200	633	36.1%	Southern Power Co
3	Thunderbird Generator (Tbird)Oil	1.0	0.1	0.9%	4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.
4	AmericusSolar	1.0	2.2	25.2%	Today's Power, Inc.

MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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