Power plant · Kansas, United States
Kaw Power Plant
Kaw Power Plant is a closed gas power plant in Kansas, United States, with 166 MW of capacity, operated by City of Kansas City - (KS).
Grid connection
It closed in 2024, which freed up a 166 MW grid connection at 69 kV to the grid of City of Kansas City - (KS), unless it has been reassigned since.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Kansas | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1955 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2024 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | City of Kansas City - (KS) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 166 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | City of Kansas City - (KS) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 69 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.0867, -94.6514 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchHow it compares
Kaw is the 10th-largest of 11 power plants in Kansas and the 914th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 166 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 10th of 11 | 8,308 MW | 2% |
| United States | 914th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,013th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 20 data centers (1 operating, 105 MW) and 4 mines (3 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netrality Data Centers | Data center | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Patmos Hosting, Inc. data center, Kansas City | Data center | — | — | 6.3 km |
| Data center, Jackson County (OSM node 9861806598) | Data center | — | — | 6.5 km |
| Randolph Deep Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 16 km |
| Randolph Plant #9 | Mine | — | Operating | 16 km |
| Sugar Creek Ug Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 23 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from City of Kansas City - (KS)
- Dogwood Energy Facility655 MW
Other power plants in Kansas
- Jeffrey Energy Center2,160 MW
- La Cygne1,599 MW
- Wolf Creek Generating Station1,296 MW
- Emporia Energy Center730 MW
- High Banks Wind643 MW
- Lawrence Energy Center517 MW
- Flat Ridge 2 Wind Energy LLC470 MW
- Murray Gill349 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.