Wolf Creek Generating Station

OperatingNuclear

Ranked #1 of 1 Nuclear plants in KS#37 of 57 nationally

1296.3 MW Nuclear operating in Coffey, KS — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEMWD

1,296.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Nuclear

Technology

1985

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

38.2393, -95.6898

County

Coffey, KS

Nearby Plants

Wolf Creek Generator
Distillate Oil1 MW · 3.9 km
Sharpe
Distillate Oil20 MW · 4.0 km
Burlington (KS)
Distillate Oil10.4 MW · 7.3 km

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp	Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating	—
Owner(s)	Evergy Metro, Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc	Kansas City Power & Light Co [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Kansas City Power & Light Co [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Wolf Creek Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located near Burlington, Kansas. It occupies 9,818 acres (39.73 km2) of the total 11,800 acres (4,800 ha) controlled by the owner. Its namesake, Wolf Creek, was dammed to create Coffey County Lake, and provides water for the condensers.

Read more on Wikipedia

Wolf Creek Generating Station is a 1,296.3 MW nuclear power plant located in Coffey County, Kansas. The plant, which began operating in 1985, is owned and operated by Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation. It utilizes a single nuclear reactor to generate electricity. Wolf Creek is the largest nuclear plant in Kansas and ranks 36th among nuclear plants nationally.

The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, Wolf Creek generated 9,269,040 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 81.7%. The plant's installed cost was $3,027.18 per kW, according to FERC data.

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