List Of Power Stations In Kansas
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s in the U.S. state of
Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
, sorted by type and name. In 2020, Kansas had a total summer capacity of 16,981 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 54,542 GWh. The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 41.5% wind, 34% coal, 18.2% nuclear, 5.9% natural gas, 0.2% petroleum, 0.1% biomass, and 0.1% hydroelectric. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 48 GWh to the state's electricity grid. This compares as slightly less than the 58 GWh (0.1% share) generated by Kansas's utility-scale solar facilities.


Nuclear power stations


Fossil-fuel power stations

Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration


Coal


Natural gas


Petroleum

Multi-fuel plant, listed is "Total Net Summer Capacity" by source.


Renewable power stations

Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration


Biomass


Geothermal

There were no utility-scale
geothermal power Geothermal power is electrical power generated from geothermal energy. Technologies in use include dry steam power stations, flash steam power stations and binary cycle power stations. Geothermal electricity generation is currently used in 2 ...
facilities in the state of Kansas in 2019.


Hydroelectric


Solar


Wind


Storage power stations

Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration


Battery storage

There were no utility-scale battery storage facilities in the state of Kansas in 2019.


Pumped storage

There were no utility-scale pumped storage facilities in the state of Kansas in 2019.


See also

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List of power stations in the United States The United States is home to a wide variety of power stations. The list below outlines power stations of significance by type, or by the U.S. state, state in which they reside. By type The following pages lists the power stations in the United ...
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List of wind farms in the United States This is a list of large wind farms in the United States. Many of the wind farms in the United States are located in the Great Plains. Onshore wind farms Listed are wind farms with a generating capacity of at least 150 megawatts (MW) or any ...


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Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
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