Hawthorn

OperatingNatural GasSub. CoalHybrid

Ranked #6 of 8 Sub. Coal plants in MO#41 of 103 nationally

1046.2 MW Conventional Steam Coal (569 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle (313 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (164 MW) operating in Jackson, MO — Southwest Power Pool

EIAWD

1,046.2 MW

Nameplate Capacity

5

Generators

units

Hybrid (3)

Technology

Conventional Steam Coal + Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

1969

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.1306, -94.4778

County

Jackson, MO

Nearby Plants

Hawthorn Solar I
Solar10 MW · 0.8 km
Old Pageland Monroe Road Solar Farm
Solar5.3 MW · 6.7 km
Jackson Square
Distillate Oil36 MW · 7.0 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Evergy Metro	Evergy Metro	—
Owner(s)	Evergy Metro	Evergy	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Hawthorn power plant, located in Jackson County, Missouri, has a total capacity of 1046.2 MW across 5 generators. It is owned by Evergy and operated by Evergy Metro. The plant commenced operations in 1969 and utilizes a mix of technologies including conventional steam coal, natural gas-fired combined cycle, and natural gas-fired combustion turbine. The primary fuel source is natural gas, and the plant is considered a hybrid facility.

Hawthorn operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the most recent year of reported data, the plant generated 3,018,236 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 33.0%. Hawthorn ranks as the largest power plant in Missouri out of 20 facilities and is the 158th largest in the United States out of 945 plants.

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