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Power Plants in Kansas
All 193 operable plants · EIA inventory, August 2026.
Total capacity
21.1 GW
24th largest of the 50 states and DC
Plants
193
192 in service
Largest plant
2,160 MW
Jeffrey Energy Center
Capacity by fuel
46%
24%
20%
| Fuel | Capacity | Share | Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | 9,714 MW | 46.0% | 52 |
| Coal | 4,990 MW | 23.6% | 5 |
| Natural gas | 4,153 MW | 19.7% | 54 |
| Nuclear | 1,296 MW | 6.1% | 1 |
| Other | 514 MW | 2.4% | 41 |
| Solar | 434 MW | 2.1% | 39 |
| Hydro | 7.0 MW | 0.0% | 1 |
Nameplate capacity — what the fleet could produce running flat out — not what it actually generated. A plant is filed under the fuel carrying most of its capacity. See what Kansas actually generated →
Largest plants in Kansas
| # | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Energy CenterPottawatomie County | Coal | 2,160 MW | 1978 |
| 2 | La CygneLinn County | Coal | 1,599 MW | 1973 |
| 3 | Wolf Creek Generating StationCoffey County | Nuclear | 1,296 MW | 1985 |
| 4 | Emporia Energy CenterLyon County | Natural gas | 730 MW | 2008 |
| 5 | High Banks WindRepublic County | Wind | 643 MW | 2023 |
| 6 | Lawrence Energy CenterDouglas County | Coal | 517 MW | 1960 |
| 7 | Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLCKingman County | Wind | 470 MW | 2012 |
| 8 | West GardnerJohnson County | Natural gas | 408 MW | 2003 |
| 9 | Gordon Evans Energy CenterSedgwick County | Natural gas | 378 MW | 1969 |
| 10 | Nearman CreekWyandotte County | Coal | 365 MW | 1981 |
Kansas's generating fleet in context
Kansas holds 21.1 gigawatts of generating capacity, ranking 24th of the 50 states and DC. The fleet spans 193 plants, of which 192 are in service. Wind and coal together carry more than two-thirds of the state's capacity. Wind leads at 9,714 megawatts across 52 plants, followed by coal at 4,990 megawatts in just 5 plants. Natural gas supplies 4,153 megawatts from 54 plants, and nuclear provides 1,296 megawatts from a single station. Solar and hydro together make up 2.1% of capacity.
The largest plants by nameplate capacity are Jeffrey Energy Center, a 2,160-megawatt coal station that came online in 1978, and La Cygne, a 1,599-megawatt coal plant that first operated in 1973. Wolf Creek Generating Station, the state's nuclear facility at 1,296 megawatts, began service in 1985. Among natural gas plants, Emporia Energy Center leads at 730 megawatts, entering service in 2008. The newest major addition is High Banks Wind at 643 megawatts, which came online in 2023.
The fleet's oldest plant still listed is Kansas River Project, which first came online in January 1920. The newest is Public Works Generation, which entered service in August 2026. This span encompasses more than a century of generating infrastructure.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.
Every plant in Kansas, by fuel
Wind52 plants · 9,714 MW
All US wind plants →Coal5 plants · 4,990 MW
All US coal plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Energy Center | Pottawatomie | 2,160 MW | 3 | 1978 |
| La Cygne | Linn | 1,599 MW | 2 | 1973 |
| Lawrence Energy Center | Douglas | 517 MW | 2 | 1960 |
| Nearman Creek | Wyandotte | 365 MW | 2 | 1981 |
| Holcomb | Finney | 349 MW | 1 | 1983 |
Natural gas54 plants · 4,153 MW
All US natural gas plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia Energy Center | Lyon | 730 MW | 7 | 2008 |
| West Gardner | Johnson | 408 MW | 4 | 2003 |
| Gordon Evans Energy Center | Sedgwick | 378 MW | 4 | 1969 |
| Hutchinson Energy Center | Reno | 345 MW | 5 | 1974 |
| Riverton | Cherokee | 268 MW | 2 | 2007 |
| Garden City | Finney | 256 MW | 4 | 1968 |
| McPherson 2 | McPherson | 215 MW | 3 | 1973 |
| Fort Dodge | Ford | 149 MW | 1 | 1969 |
| Rubart | Grant | 120 MW | 12 | 2014 |
| McPherson 3 | McPherson | 116 MW | 1 | 1998 |
| Goodman Energy Center | Ellis | 104 MW | 12 | 2008 |
| Osawatomie | Miami | 102 MW | 1 | 2003 |
| Clifton | Washington | 88 MW | 2 | 1974 |
| Great Bend - Sunflower | Barton | 82 MW | 1 | 1963 |
| Cimarron River | Seward | 65 MW | 2 | 1963 |
| Chanute 2 | Neosho | 64 MW | 3 | 1965 |
| CML&P Generating Facility No. 2 | Montgomery | 56 MW | 3 | 2017 |
| Coffeyville | Montgomery | 44 MW | 3 | 1973 |
| Gardner Energy Center | Johnson | 39 MW | 2 | 1990 |
| El Dorado Refinery | Butler | 39 MW | 1 | 1996 |
| Chanute 3 | Neosho | 35 MW | 5 | 1985 |
| East 12th Street | Cowley | 28 MW | 2 | 1970 |
| Jameson Energy Center | Finney | 28 MW | 3 | 2014 |
| Wamego | Pottawatomie | 24 MW | 12 | 1956 |
| Wellington 1 | Sumner | 24 MW | 3 | 1972 |
| Augusta Electric Plant No 2 | Butler | 21 MW | 4 | 1968 |
| Wellington 2 | Sumner | 20 MW | 1 | 1989 |
| Beloit | Mitchell | 19 MW | 7 | 1950 |
| Ottawa | Franklin | 19 MW | 4 | 1958 |
| Kingman Municipal Power and Light Plant | Kingman | 19 MW | 6 | 1962 |
| Goodland | Sherman | 19 MW | 8 | 1939 |
| Colby | Thomas | 16 MW | 1 | 1970 |
| Pratt 2 | Pratt | 16 MW | 2 | 1994 |
| Russell Downtown | Russell | 16 MW | 5 | 1971 |
| Pratt | Pratt | 16 MW | 2 | 1958 |
| Osage City | Osage | 15 MW | 9 | 1955 |
| Russell Energy Center | Russell | 15 MW | 2 | 2002 |
| Kansas Ethanol, LLC | Rice | 14 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Augusta Electric Plant No 1 | Butler | 12 MW | 8 | 1929 |
| Washington | Washington | 11 MW | 7 | 1958 |
| Anthony | Harper | 11 MW | 3 | 1972 |
| West 14th Street | Cowley | 11 MW | 1 | 1962 |
| Hoisington | Barton | 11 MW | 4 | 1961 |
| Baldwin City Plant No 2 | Douglas | 11 MW | 4 | 2004 |
| Belleville | Republic | 9.4 MW | 4 | 1955 |
| Minneapolis City of | Ottawa | 9.1 MW | 5 | 1955 |
| Stockton | Rooks | 8.6 MW | 5 | 1955 |
| Ellinwood | Barton | 8.5 MW | 5 | 1948 |
| Meade | Meade | 8.2 MW | 5 | 1951 |
| Burlingame | Osage | 4.0 MW | 4 | 1963 |
| Arkalon Ethanol LLC | Seward | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2008 |
| Sharon Spring | Wallace | 3.0 MW | 4 | 1951 |
| Bonanza BioEnergy LLC | Finney | 2.0 MW | 1 | 2008 |
| Prairie Horizon Agri Energy | Phillips | 1.7 MW | 1 | 2006 |
Nuclear1 plant · 1,296 MW
All US nuclear plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Creek Generating Station | Coffey | 1,296 MW | 1 | 1985 |
Other41 plants · 514 MW
All US other plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quindaro | Wyandotte | 144 MW | 2 | 1974 |
| Clay Center | Clay | 30 MW | 8 | 1948 |
| Iola | Allen | 29 MW | 10 | 1969 |
| Sabetha Power Plant | Nemaha | 22 MW | 11 | 1947 |
| Holton | Jackson | 22 MW | 8 | 1958 |
| Colby City of | Thomas | 21 MW | 7 | 1958 |
| Erie Energy Center | Neosho | 20 MW | 8 | 1999 |
| Sharpe | Coffey | 20 MW | 10 | 2002 |
| Hugoton 2 | Stevens | 19 MW | 7 | 1964 |
| Larned | Pawnee | 16 MW | 6 | 1976 |
| Garnett Municipal | Anderson | 12 MW | 7 | 1930 |
| Girard | Crawford | 11 MW | 4 | 1955 |
| Burlington (KS) | Coffey | 10 MW | 4 | 1962 |
| Sterling | Rice | 10 MW | 7 | 1950 |
| Mulvane 2 | Sedgwick | 9.2 MW | 3 | 2003 |
| Lincoln | Lincoln | 8.8 MW | 5 | 1958 |
| La Crosse | Rush | 7.5 MW | 5 | 1962 |
| Osborne | Osborne | 7.1 MW | 6 | 1957 |
| Hill City | Graham | 6.9 MW | 6 | 1952 |
| St John | Stafford | 6.8 MW | 4 | 1965 |
| Johnson | Stanton | 6.0 MW | 2 | 2017 |
| Oberlin (KS) | Decatur | 6.0 MW | 2 | 2024 |
| Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub | Miami | 6.0 MW | 3 | 2018 |
| Osawatomie Power Plant South Sub | Miami | 6.0 MW | 3 | 2017 |
| Ashland | Clark | 5.6 MW | 5 | 1953 |
| Waste Management Rolling Meadows LFGTE | Shawnee | 5.6 MW | 7 | 2010 |
| Oxford (KS) | Sumner | 5.1 MW | 3 | 1999 |
| St Francis | Cheyenne | 5.1 MW | 3 | 1953 |
| Stafford | Stafford | 4.9 MW | 4 | 1973 |
| Erie | Neosho | 4.3 MW | 4 | 1958 |
| Baldwin City Plant No 1 | Douglas | 4.2 MW | 3 | 1964 |
| Bird City | Cheyenne | 4.0 MW | 2 | 1965 |
| Oak Grove Power Producers | Crawford | 3.6 MW | 2 | 2010 |
| Fredonia (KS) | Wilson | 3.0 MW | 2 | 2023 |
| Public Works Generation | Pottawatomie | 3.0 MW | 1 | 2026 |
| Jetmore | Hodgeman | 2.5 MW | 1 | 2015 |
| East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC | Anderson | 2.0 MW | 1 | 2005 |
| Herington | Dickinson | 1.6 MW | 1 | 2001 |
| Waste Water Plant Generator | Cowley | 1.6 MW | 1 | 1993 |
| Thunderbird Generator (Tbird) | Lyon | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Wolf Creek Generator | Coffey | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2014 |
Solar39 plants · 434 MW
All US solar plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixley Solar Energy | Barber | 189 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Boot Hill Solar | Ford | 150 MW | 1 | 2026 |
| Russell | Russell | 20 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Johnson Corner Solar 1 | Stanton | 20 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Chanute Solar | Neosho | 6.0 MW | 1 | 2026 |
| City of Pratt Solar | Pratt | 6.0 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Osawatomie Solar | Miami | 4.9 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| Riley III - Site 6 Community Solar | Riley | 2.1 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Beloit Solar LLC | Mitchell | 2.0 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| CMS-Coldwater | Comanche | 2.0 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| Fredonia Solar (KS) | Wilson | 2.0 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| Osage City Solar | Osage | 1.8 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| FreeState Crooked Post Solar I | Shawnee | 1.6 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Corvias - Fort Riley II | Riley | 1.3 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| FreeState Stull Solar I | Douglas | 1.3 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Americus | Lyon | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| BP-Kanza | Pratt | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| BPU Solar Farm | Wyandotte | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2017 |
| Caney Valley | Chautauqua | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Cheney Solar | Sedgwick | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| DeGraff Butler Electric | Butler | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| FreeState Kiro Solar I | Shawnee | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Greenbush-Heartland | Crawford | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Greensburg Solar | Kiowa | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvey County | Harvey | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Huntsville-Ark Valley, KS | Reno | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Lindsborg | McPherson | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Maize | Sedgwick | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Midwest Energy Community Solar Array | Thomas | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2015 |
| Mound | Labette | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Munson-DS&O | Geary | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Oskaloosa | Jefferson | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Prairie Sky Solar Farm | Butler | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2017 |
| Riley III - Site 12 Community Solar | Riley | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Solomon-DS&O | Dickinson | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| St. George | Pottawatomie | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Studebaker | Wilson | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Urbana-Heartland | Neosho | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Westar Cities Solar | Reno | 1.0 MW | 1 | 2017 |
Hydro1 plant · 7.0 MW
All US hydro plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas River Project | Douglas | 7.0 MW | 11 | 1920 |
Sorted by nameplate capacity within each fuel. “Online” is the year the plant’s earliest surviving unit entered service.
Frequently asked questions
›How many power plants are there in Kansas?
Kansas has 193 operable power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 21.1 GW, the 24th largest generating fleet of the 50 states and DC. 192 of them are currently in service.
›What is the largest power plant in Kansas?
Jeffrey Energy Center in Pottawatomie County, a coal plant with 2,160 MW of capacity across 3 generating units, first online in July 1978.
›What fuel do Kansas's power plants use?
Wind accounts for the largest share of Kansas's generating capacity — 9,714 MW, or 46.0% of the total, across 52 plants. Coal follows at 23.6%, Natural gas follows at 19.7%, Nuclear follows at 6.1%. Note this is capacity, not generation — what the fleet could produce, not what it did.
›What is the oldest power plant in Kansas?
Kansas River Project is the oldest still operable, with its earliest unit entering service in January 1920. The most recent addition is Public Works Generation, online since August 2026.