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Coal power plants in Kansas

Kansas has 5 operating coal power plants with 4.9 GW of capacity.

  • Operating5
WichitaKansas CityTopekaDodge City

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Kansas

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Jeffrey Energy Center19832,160 MW
2La Cygne19771,599 MW
3Lawrence Energy Center1971517 MW
4Holcomb1983349 MW
5Nearman Creek1981261 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Kansas

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Holcomb1983349 MW
2Jeffrey Energy Center19832,160 MW
3Nearman Creek1981261 MW
4La Cygne19771,599 MW
5Lawrence Energy Center1971517 MW
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How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Kansas

How many coal power plants are in Kansas?
Kansas has 5 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 4.9 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Kansas?
Jeffrey Energy Center in Pottawatomie County, Kansas is the largest, at 2,160 MW. It came online in 1983.
How many coal power plants were built in Kansas in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Kansas in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Kansas?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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