McNew Generating Station — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68295
- Capacity
- 765 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Reno, KS
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
- Parent Company
- Evergy
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
McNew Generating Station
PlannedNatural Gas
Ranked #1 of 60 Natural Gas plants in KS#266 of 2009 nationally
765 MW Natural Gas planned in Reno, KS — Southwest Power Pool
EIA
765 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
38.0059, -97.9217
County
Reno, KS
Nearby Plants
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Evergy Missouri West | — |
| Owner(s) | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc, Evergy Missouri West | Evergy | — |
| Status | Planned | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
McNew Generating Station is a 765 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Reno County, Kansas. The plant is owned by Evergy and operated by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. It has one generator. McNew Generating Station is the second-largest power plant in Kansas out of 16 total plants, and ranks 271st nationally out of 945 plants.
The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. The plant's primary fuel source is natural gas.
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
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Davis SubstationSubstation
F & MonroeSubstation
News & Articles (5)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Butler; G
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:25PM CDT until March 22 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Wichita KS·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Butler; G
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:25PM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Wichita KS·5 days ago
Hazards·high wind
Wind Advisory: Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Butler; G
Wind Advisory issued March 21 at 11:54AM CDT until March 22 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Wind Advisory (hazard)
NWS Wichita KS·5 days ago
General
Missouri approves construction of Evergy facilities, sticking customers with the bill
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The construction of several new Evergy facilities in Missouri and Kansas has been approved, but now customers...
KCTV·7 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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