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Jeffrey Energy Center is a sub-bituminous coal-fired power plant located in Emmett Township, Pottawatomie County, seven miles (11 km) northwest of St. Marys, Kansas. Jeffrey EC is jointly owned by Westar Energy and Aquila Corp., both wholly owned subsidiaries of Evergy, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri. Jeffrey EC is composed of three separate 800-MW units providing a name-plate energy center capacity of 2.4 gigawatts. Unit 1 began operation in 1978, unit 2 in 1980 and unit 3 in 1983.
Read more on WikipediaThe Jeffrey Energy Center is a 2,160 MW coal-fired power plant located in Pottawatomie County, Kansas. It began operating in 1978 and consists of three generators utilizing conventional steam coal technology. The plant is owned and operated by Evergy, specifically Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., and is the largest of four coal plants in the state. It ranks sixth nationally out of 75 similar plants. The primary fuel source is subbituminous coal (SUB).
In the most recent year with available data, the Jeffrey Energy Center generated 8,376,257 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 44.3%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1,112.97 per kW, based on FERC filings.
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