Hutchinson Energy Center
Other power plant · Reno County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
345 MW
Rank in Kansas
#12
of 192 plants
In service since
1974
May 1974
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
- County
- Reno County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 1.63%
- Rank among other plants in Kansas
- #1 of 40
- EIA plant code
- 1248
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT4 | Petroleum Liquids | 129 MW | 70 MW | 1975 | Operating |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 71 MW | 56 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 71 MW | 54 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 71 MW | 57 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| H1DG | Petroleum Liquids | 2.7 MW | 3.0 MW | 1983 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Kansas
| Nearman Creek | Coal | 365 MW |
| Holcomb | Coal | 349 MW |
| WPWP | Wind | 307 MW |
| Neosho Ridge Wind Energy Center | Wind | 301 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 345 MW solar plant and a 345 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Kansas power plants · What Kansas actually generates