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345.3 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (214 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (132 MW) operating in Reno, KS — Southwest Power Pool
345.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Petroleum Liquids
1974
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.0906, -97.8747
County
Reno, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Evergy Kansas Central | — |
| Owner(s) | Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | Evergy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Hutchinson Energy Center is a 345.3 MW natural gas and petroleum liquids-fired power plant located in Reno County, Kansas. The plant began operating in 1974 and is owned and operated by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., a subsidiary of Evergy. It consists of five generators utilizing natural gas-fired combustion turbine technology. The plant is considered a hybrid facility.
In the most recent year of reported data, Hutchinson Energy Center generated 29,126 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 1.0%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. According to available data, the installed cost per kilowatt was $136.54. Hutchinson Energy Center is ranked as the 7th largest power plant out of 16 in Kansas, and 605th out of 945 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
528 MWh
Latest Month
29.1K MWh
Annual Generation
1.0%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
0 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
14 lb/MWh
SO₂
4 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.074 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.010 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.8%
Annual Net Gen
25 GWh
CO₂eq
5 lb/MWh
Subregion
SPP North
Gas turbine · Westar Energy, Inc. · Data from 2016–2017
$158/kW
Installed Cost
$22/kW
Annual CapEx
$490.8/MWh
Operating Cost
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hutchinson Energy Center · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Evergy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WR.HEC.GT.4
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
Last updated 2026-03-26
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