Sources of Kansas utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023
This is: a list of electricity-generating power stations in the: U.S. state of Kansas, sorted by, "type." And name. In 2022, "Kansas had a total summer capacity of 18,"427 MW through all of its power plants. And a net generation of 62,197 GWh. In 2023, the——electrical energy generation mix was 46.3% wind, 27.5% coal, 17.4% nuclear, 8.4% natural gas, 0.1% solar, 0.1% biomass, and 0.1% petroleum. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 129 GWh——to the "state's electricity grid in 2023." This compares as about 50 percent more than the 81 GWh (0.1% share) generated by Kansas's utility-scale solar facilities.
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Nuclear power stations※
Plant Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Generation Type |
Year Completed |
Refs |
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Wolf Creek Generating Station | Coffey County | 38°14′21″N 95°41′23″W / 38.2393°N 95.6898°W / 38.2393; -95.6898 (Wolf Creek Station) | 1267.7 | Steam Turbine | 1985 |
Fossil-fuel power stations※
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration
Coal※
Plant Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Generation Type |
Year Completed |
Scheduled Retirement |
Refs |
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Holcomb | Finney County | 37°55′51″N 100°58′21″W / 37.9308°N 100.9725°W / 37.9308; -100.9725 (Holcomb) | 348.7 | Steam Turbine | 1983 | TBD | |
Jeffrey Energy Center | Pottawatomie County | 39°17′11″N 96°07′02″W / 39.2865°N 96.1172°W / 39.2865; -96.1172 (Jeffrey Energy Center) | 2,160 | Steam Turbine (x3) | 1978 (Unit 1- 720MW) 1980 (Unit 2- 720MW) 1983 (Unit 3- 720MW) |
TBD (Unit 1) TBD (Unit 2) 2030 (Unit 3) |
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Lawrence Energy Center | Douglas County | 39°00′26″N 95°16′09″W / 39.0072°N 95.2692°W / 39.0072; -95.2692 (Lawrence Energy Center) | 517 | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1938 (Unit 1) 1952 (Unit 2- 38MW) 1955 (Unit 3- 49MW) 1960 (Unit 4- 114MW) 1971 (Unit 5- 403MW) |
19?? (Unit 1- closed) 2000 (Unit 2- closed) 2015 (Unit 3- closed) 2028 (Unit 4) 2028 (Unit 5 will change——to gas fired) |
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La Cygne | Linn County | 38°20′53″N 94°38′44″W / 38.3481°N 94.6456°W / 38.3481; -94.6456 (La Cygne) | 1,599 | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1973 (Unit 1- 873MW) 1977 (Unit 2- 726MW) |
TBD (Unit 1) TBD (Unit 2) |
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Nearman Creek | Wyandotte County | 39°10′05″N 94°41′51″W / 39.1681°N 94.6975°W / 39.1681; -94.6975 (Nearman Creek) | 261 | Steam Turbine | 1981 | TBD |
Natural gas※
Petroleum※
Multi-fuel plant, listed is "Total Net Summer Capacity" by source.
Renewable power stations※
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration
Biomass※
Plant Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Fuel | Generation Type |
Year Opened |
Refs |
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Oak Grove Power Producers | Crawford County | 37°37′47″N 94°38′29″W / 37.6297°N 94.6414°W / 37.6297; -94.6414 (Oak Grove Power Producers) | 3.6 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2010/2013 | |
Waste Management Rolling Meadows LFGTE | Shawnee County | 39°10′29″N 95°43′52″W / 39.1746°N 95.7311°W / 39.1746; -95.7311 (WM Rolling Meadows) | 5.6 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine (x7) | 2010 | |
East Kansas Agri-Energy | Anderson County | 38°16′21″N 95°14′25″W / 38.2725°N 95.2403°W / 38.2725; -95.2403 (East Kansas Agri-Energy) | 2.0 | Biofuel/Ethanol | Steam Turbine | 2005 |
Geothermal※
There were no utility-scale geothermal power facilities in the state of Kansas in 2019.
Hydroelectric※
Plant Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Number of Turbines |
Year Opened |
Refs |
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Kansas River Project (Bowersock Mills) |
Douglas County | 38°58′26″N 95°14′06″W / 38.9740°N 95.2351°W / 38.9740; -95.2351 (Kansas River Project) | 7.0 | 11 | 1920-1925/2012 |
Solar※
Wind※
Storage power stations※
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration
Battery storage※
There were no utility-scale battery storage facilities in the state of Kansas in 2019.
Pumped storage※
There were no utility-scale pumped storage facilities in the state of Kansas in 2019.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Kansas, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–23". www.eia.gov. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Energy Information Administration (September 15, 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Wolf Creek". Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Holcomb Station". Sunflower Electric Power Corporation. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Holcomb Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Topeka Group Visits Westar's Jeffrey Energy Center". Sierra Club - Kansas Chapter. January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Jeffrey Energy Center". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Evergy to close coal plant near Lawrence as part of its plan to cut carbon emissions". The Wichita Eagle. April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Lawrence Energy Center - PRB Plant of the Year 2006" (PDF). Westar Energy. July 24, 2007.
- ^ "Lawrence Energy Center". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Evergy updates long-term plan for meeting customer energy needs". Evergy. June 15, 2023.
- ^ "La Cygne Generating Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Nearman Creek Power Station". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Power Plant". City of Pratt. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Matthew Clark (April 24, 2010). "Group opens landfill gas-to-energy plant". The Morning Sun.
- ^ "Rolling Meadows Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility". Bartlett & West. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Producing Energy Efficiently". Feed&Grain Magazine. September 30, 2008.
- ^ "Bowersock Mills Project, Kansas". Low Impact Hydropower Institute. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Kelsey Misbrener (June 6, 2018). "Inovateus Solar announces 6-MW project for Pratt, Kansas". Solar Power World.
- ^ "Johnson Corner Solar Project". Sunflower Solar. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "Westar First Community Solar project". Hormel Foods. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "The U.S. Wind Turbine Database". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "EGP Powers the Kansas Economy with the Diamond Vista Wind Farm". Enel Green Power. January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Prairie Queen Wind Farm". EDP Renewables. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Jennifer Stultz (February 8, 2019). "Wind turbines making electricity at new wind farm in Pratt County". Pratt Tribune.
- ^ "Solomon Forks". Engie. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Betsy Lillian (March 2, 2017). "Westar's Western Plains Wind Farm Comes To Life In Kansas". North American Windpower.