1 MW BESS out of service in Jackson, MO — Southwest Power Pool
1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Batteries
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.0402, -94.5713
County
Jackson, MO
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Metro | Evergy Metro | — |
| Owner(s) | Evergy Metro | Evergy | — |
| Status | Out of service | — | — |
The KCP&L SmartGrid Innovation Park is a 1 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) located in Jackson County, Missouri. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Evergy Metro, a subsidiary of Evergy. It is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
The facility utilizes lithium-ion batteries (LIB) and has a total storage capacity of 1 MWh, providing a duration of 1 hour at its full 1 MW output. The plant's primary fuel is electricity (MWH), indicating it charges from the grid. In terms of battery storage capacity, the KCP&L SmartGrid Innovation Park ranks 3rd out of 3 such facilities in Missouri, and 1198th out of 1205 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
0 MWh
Net Discharge
0 MWh
Annual Net Energy
0.0%
Capacity Factor
Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Midtown Substation · 161 kV
Substation Distance
3.633 km
Operator
Evergy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
KCPLHUB17
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Secondary Zone
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match