Iatan — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 6065
- Capacity
- 1753.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Coal
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Platte, MO
- Operating Since
- 1980
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Evergy Metro
- Parent Company
- Algonquin Power & Utilities
- Annual Generation
- 5,721,815 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 37.2%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Iatan
OperatingSub. Coal
Ranked #2 of 8 Sub. Coal plants in MO#17 of 103 nationally
1753.9 MW Sub. Coal operating in Platte, MO — Southwest Power Pool
EIAWD
1,753.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Conventional Steam Coal
Technology
1980
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.4472, -94.9800
County
Platte, MO
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Metro | Empire District Electric | — |
| Owner(s) | Empire District Electric Co, Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc, Missouri Jnt Muni.Pwr Elec. Ut. Comm. | Algonquin Power & Utilities | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Iatan power plant is a 1753.9 MW coal-fired power plant located in Platte County, Missouri. The plant began operating in 1980 and consists of two conventional steam coal generators. It is owned by Algonquin Power & Utilities, a Canadian company, and operated by Evergy Metro. The plant's primary fuel source is subbituminous coal (SUB). Iatan ranks as the second-largest of six coal plants in Missouri, and fourteenth-largest of 75 coal plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. The latest annual generation data indicates an output of 5,721,815 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 37.2%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1803.19 per kW, based on FERC filings.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
462.6K MWh
Latest Month
5.7M MWh
Annual Generation
37.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Form 1HIGH
$2,012/kW
Installed Cost
$37.0/MWh
Operating Cost
The Empire District Electric Company
Reporting Utility
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Iatan 345kV Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Evergy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
KCPLIATANUNIAT2
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Secondary Zone
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Atchison; Doniphan; Leavenworth; Atchison; Nodaway; Worth; Gentry; Harrison; Holt; Andrew; De Kalb;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 11:23AM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO (other)
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO·5 days ago
Industry·corporate
Evergy seeks $55 million in damages for BNSF’s failure to meet coal deliveries in Kansas, Missouri
Evergy is claiming $55 million in damages after BNSF failed to deliver coal in 2022, the utility company said.
Evergy (other)BNSF (other)
Kansas Reflector·8 months ago
Hazards·wildfire
Wildfire in Platte, Buchanan counties 'contained;' crews monitoring hot spots
A wildfire near the border of Platte and Buchanan Counties is "contained" early Thursday night after officials worked to bring it under...
KSHB 41 Kansas City·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
Evergy to shutter Kansas coal plant, speed transition to renewable energy
Evergy, an electric supplier to about 600,000 customers in western Missouri, will retire its coal power plant in Lawrence, Kansas,...
Evergy (operator)
Missouri Independent·4 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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