List of power stations in Kansas


This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Kansas, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Kansas had a total summer capacity of 19,197 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 58,456 GWh. In 2024, the electrical energy generation mix was 51.9% wind, 22.4% coal, 15.7% nuclear, 9.6% natural gas, 0.2% petroleum, 0.1% solar, 0.1% biomass, and less than 0.1% hydroelectric. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 167 GWh to the state's electricity grid in 2023. This is twice the 83 GWh generated by Kansas's utility-scale solar facilities.

Fossil-fuel power stations

Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration

Petroleum

Multi-fuel plant, listed is "total net summer capacity" by source.

Renewable power stations

Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration

Geothermal

There were no utility-scale geothermal power facilities in the state of Kansas in 2019.

Hydroelectric

Plant nameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
Number of
turbines		Year
opened		Refs
Kansas River Project
Douglas County7.0111920-1925/2012

Solar

PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity
Year
opened		TechnologyRefs
BEC Leonardville Solar FarmRiley County0.7502023Photovoltaic
BEC St. George Solar FarmPottawatomie County1.02023Photovoltaic
BPU Solar FarmWyandotte County1.02017Photovoltaic
City of Pratt SolarPratt County6.02019Photovoltaic
Johnson Corner Solar 1Stanton County20.02020Photovoltaic
Midwest Energy Community Solar ArrayThomas County1.02015Photovoltaic
Prairie Sky Solar FarmButler County1.02017Photovoltaic
Westar Cities SolarReno County1.22017Photovoltaic

Wind

PlantLocationCoordinatesCapacity
Number of
turbines		Year
opened		Refs
Alexander Wind FarmRush County50.7212015
Buckeye Wind Energy CenterEllis County205.71122015
Buffalo Dunes Wind ProjectGrant County
Haskell County		249.81352013
Caney River Wind ProjectElk County200.01112011
Cedar Bluff WindNess County198.61112015
Central Plains Wind FarmWichita County99.0332009
Cimarron Bend Wind Farm Clark County599.02742016/2017/
2020
Cimarron Wind Gray County296.61292012
Cloud County Wind FarmCloud County201.0672008
CP Bloom WindFord County178.2542017
Diamond Vista Wind ProjectMarion County299.3952019
Elk River WindButler County150.01002005
Ensign WindGray County98.9432012
Flat Ridge Wind Farm Barber County
Kingman County		570.13442009/2012
Fort Hays State University Wind FarmEllis County4.022013
Gray County Wind EnergyGray County112.01702001
GreensburgKiowa County12.5102010
Ironwood WindFord County167.9732012
Kingman WindPratt County214.81202016
Marshall Wind FarmMarshall County73.8362016
Ninnescah Wind EnergyPratt County208.31212016
Post Rock Wind Power ProjectEllsworth County201.01342012
Prairie Queen Wind FarmAllen County199.3752019
Pratt WindPratt County243.5882018
Shooting StarKiowa County104.0652012
Slate Creek Wind ProjectSumner County150.0752015
Smoky Hills Wind Farm Lincoln County249.31552008
Solomon Forks Wind ProjectThomas County275.61052019
Spearville Ford County256.51622006/2010/
2012
Waverly Wind FarmCoffey County199.0952016
Western Plains Wind FarmFord County280.61222017

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.