378 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (375 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (3 MW) operating in Sedgwick, KS — Southwest Power Pool
378 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Petroleum Liquids
1969
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.7903, -97.5217
County
Sedgwick, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Evergy Kansas South | — |
| Owner(s) | Evergy Kansas South, Inc | Evergy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Gordon Evans Energy Center is a 378 MW natural gas and petroleum liquids-fired power plant located in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The plant began operating in 1969 and consists of 4 generators utilizing natural gas-fired combustion turbine technology. It is owned by Evergy and operated by Evergy Kansas South, Inc. The plant is a hybrid facility.
The Gordon Evans Energy Center operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In terms of capacity, it ranks as the 5th largest power plant out of 16 in Kansas, and 570th out of 945 nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 309,122 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 9.3%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
21.9K MWh
Latest Month
309.1K MWh
Annual Generation
9.3%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Wichita 138kV Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Evergy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WR.GEEC.GT.3
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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