Power plant · Kansas, United States

Tecumseh Energy Center

Tecumseh Energy Center is a closed coal power plant in Kansas, United States, with 290 MW of capacity, operated by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.

Grid connection

It closed in 2018, which freed up a 290 MW grid connection at 115 kV to the grid of Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, unless it has been reassigned since.

Retiring power plants in the United States

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	1957	EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
End year	2018	EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Operator	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity	290 MW (nameplate of its retired generators)	EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Technology	Conventional Steam Coal	EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operator	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage	115 kV	EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates	39.0539, -95.5689	EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Tecumseh Energy Center is the 9th-largest of 11 power plants in Kansas and the 884th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 290 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	9th of 11	8,308 MW	3.5%
United States	884th of 1,009	917,512 MW	<0.1%
All power plants in our data	1,644th of 15,799	1,918,113 MW	<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

1957Started operating
2018Retired

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