How many coal power plants are in SPP?

SPP has 29 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 20 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest coal power plant in SPP?

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 SPP in 2025?

0 coal power plants came online in SPP in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.

Who is developing coal power plants in SPP?

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.

Coal power plants in SPP

SPP has 29 operating coal power plants with 20 GW of capacity.

Operating29

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

SPP had 29 coal power plants online in 2016 and 29 in 2026

2016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’252026’26

Coal power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest coal power plants in SPP

Operating, by capacity

#	Coal power plant	Location	Year online	Capacity
1	Jeffrey Energy Center	Pottawatomie County, Kansas	1983	2,160 MW
2	Iatan	Platte County, Missouri	2010	1,754 MW
3	La Cygne	Linn County, Kansas	1977	1,599 MW
4	Nebraska City	Otoe County, Nebraska	2009	1,390 MW
5	Gerald Gentleman	Lincoln County, Nebraska	1982	1,363 MW
6	Sooner	Noble County, Oklahoma	1980	1,138 MW
7	Tolk	Lamb County, Texas	1985	1,136 MW
8	Welsh	Titus County, Texas	1982	1,116 MW
9	Antelope Valley	Mercer County, North Dakota	1986	954 MW
10	Leland Olds	Mercer County, North Dakota	1975	656 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in SPP

Newest first

#	Coal power plant	Location	Year online	Capacity
1	John W Turk Jr Power Plant	Hempstead County, Arkansas	2012	609 MW
2	Whelan Energy Center	Adams County, Nebraska	2011	324 MW
3	John Twitty Energy Center	Greene County, Missouri	2011	494 MW
4	Iatan	Platte County, Missouri	2010	1,754 MW
5	Archer Daniels Midland Columbus	Platte County, Nebraska	2010	71 MW
6	Nebraska City	Otoe County, Nebraska	2009	1,390 MW
7	River Valley	Le Flore County, Oklahoma	1990	350 MW
8	Antelope Valley	Mercer County, North Dakota	1986	954 MW
9	GREC	Mayes County, Oklahoma	1985	594 MW
10	Tolk	Lamb County, Texas	1985	1,136 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

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 SPP

How many coal power plants are in SPP?: SPP has 29 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 20 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in SPP?: 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 SPP in 2025?: 0 coal power plants came online in SPP in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in SPP?: 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.