Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Kansas
46 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Kansas, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
At a glance
What kinds of former sites are in Kansas?
By former use, the list includes 28 natural gas, 14 oil, 3 coal, 1 Superfund. Recorded retirement dates run from March 2003 to October 2024, with 20 retirements in 2015 or later. 40 of 46 sites with a measured distance sit within 2 miles of a transmission substation.
How does Kansas compare with other states?
Kansas ranks 14th of 50 states and DC by number of brownfield and retired-generation sites, out of 2,085 nationally. By recorded capacity (2,983 MW) it ranks 30th, against 289,280 MW across all states. The state also has 2,352 scored datacenter candidate sites, 23 of them classed as brownfield sites, averaging 53.6 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale.
Where in Kansas are these sites?
- Sedgwick County · 3
- Sumner County · 3
- Miami County · 2
- Wyandotte County · 2
- Douglas County · 2
- Dickinson County · 2
- Neosho County · 2
- Pawnee County · 2
- Barton County · 2
- Shawnee County · 1
- Reno County · 1
- Cherokee County · 1
- Labette County · 1
- McPherson County · 1
- Montgomery County · 1
- Allen County · 1
- Finney County · 1
- Franklin County · 1
- Pratt County · 1
- Decatur County · 1
- Thomas County · 1
- Ellis County · 1
- Stanton County · 1
- Lincoln County · 1
All brownfield and retired plant sites in Kansas
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osawatomie | gas | 639 MW | — | Miami |
| Gordon Evans Energy Center | gas | 526 MW | 2018-10-01 | Sedgwick |
| Murray Gill | gas | 349 MW | 2018-11-01 | Sedgwick |
| Nearman Creek | coal | 316 MW | — | Wyandotte |
| Tecumseh Energy Center | coal | 290 MW | 2018-10-01 | Shawnee |
| Hutchinson Energy Center | gas | 253 MW | 2015-11-01 | Reno |
| Riverton | gas | 100 MW | 2015-06-01 | Cherokee |
| Lawrence Energy Center | coal | 87 MW | 2015-11-01 | Douglas |
| Abilene Energy Center Combustion Turbine | gas | 77 MW | 2012-12-01 | Dickinson |
| Neosho | gas | 69 MW | 2012-06-01 | Labette |
| Wichita Plant | gas | 44 MW | 2024-10-01 | Sedgwick |
| McPherson 2 | gas | 32 MW | 2006-12-01 | McPherson |
| Coffeyville | gas | 19 MW | 2019-07-01 | Montgomery |
| Quindaro | gas | 18 MW | 2016-02-01 | Wyandotte |
| Chanute 1 | gas | 16 MW | 2004-12-01 | Neosho |
| Iola | gas | 15 MW | 2013-03-01 | Allen |
| Larned | gas | 13 MW | 2010-12-01 | Pawnee |
| Garden City | gas | 12 MW | 2013-12-01 | Finney |
| Ottawa | gas | 12 MW | 2020-08-01 | Franklin |
| Great Bend - Midwest Energy | gas | 10 MW | 2013-12-01 | Barton |
| Herington | oil | 9 MW | 2013-12-01 | Dickinson |
| Pratt | gas | 8 MW | 2012-12-01 | Pratt |
| Hoisington | gas | 7 MW | 2021-06-01 | Barton |
| Osawatomie City of | oil | 7 MW | 2024-08-01 | Miami |
| Oberlin (KS) | oil | 6 MW | 2024-05-01 | Decatur |
| Colby City of | oil | 6 MW | 2018-04-01 | Thomas |
| Mulvane Power Plant | gas | 5 MW | 2016-01-01 | Sumner |
| Ellis | gas | 5 MW | 2007-12-01 | Ellis |
| Johnson | oil | 4 MW | 2017-08-01 | Stanton |
| Lincoln | gas | 4 MW | 2021-07-01 | Lincoln |
| Jetmore | oil | 4 MW | 2014-12-01 | Hodgeman |
| Archer Daniels Midland Fredonia | gas | 4 MW | 2003-03-01 | Wilson |
| Oxford (KS) | oil | 3 MW | 2005-12-01 | Sumner |
| Erie | oil | 3 MW | 2006-04-01 | Neosho |
| Kingman Municipal Power and Light Plant | gas | 2 MW | 2008-06-01 | Kingman |
| Prairie Horizon Agri Energy | gas | 2 MW | 2013-06-01 | Phillips |
| West 14th Street | oil | 2 MW | — | Cowley |
| Clay Center | gas | 2 MW | 2005-01-01 | Clay |
| Hugoton 1 | oil | 1 MW | 2011-01-01 | Stevens |
| Gas Turbine (KS) | gas | 1 MW | 2010-12-01 | Pawnee |
| Ashland | oil | 1 MW | 2014-01-01 | Clark |
| Washington | oil | 1 MW | 2022-01-01 | Washington |
| Baldwin City Plant No 1 | oil | 1 MW | 2017-12-01 | Douglas |
| Wellington 1 | oil | 1 MW | 2005-02-01 | Sumner |
| Burlington (KS) | gas | 1 MW | 2022-01-01 | Coffey |
| Strother Field Industrial Park | superfund | 0 MW | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
How many retired power plants are in Kansas?
GridCensus lists 45 retired power plant sites in Kansas from EIA-860 retirement records. 42 have a recorded retirement date, 20 of them in 2015 or later.
What is the largest retired power plant or brownfield site in Kansas?
Osawatomie in Miami is the largest by recorded capacity, at 639.1 MW. It is followed by Gordon Evans Energy Center (526 MW) and Murray Gill (349 MW).
Which power plant in Kansas retired most recently?
Wichita Plant has the latest recorded retirement date in the state, October 2024, with 43.7 MW of capacity.
Which county in Kansas has the most brownfield and retired plant sites?
Sedgwick County has the most, with 3, followed by Sumner County with 3.
How many EPA brownfield sites in Kansas have completed cleanup?
1 of the 1 EPA-tracked sites listed for Kansas are recorded as cleanup complete.
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More on Kansas, and states with similar counts
- Datacenter candidate sites in Kansas· 2,352 sites
- Electric substations in Kansas· 45 named
- Brownfield candidate sites nationwide
- Brownfield sites by state
- Brownfield sites in Wisconsin· 47 sites
- Brownfield sites in Indiana· 45 sites
- Brownfield sites in Ohio· 52 sites
- Brownfield sites in North Carolina· 41 sites
About this data
Source: EIA-860 retired generating units and EPA RE-Powering America's Land contaminated-site records, as published March 6, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Brownfield and retired power plant sites in Kansas”, https://gridcensus.com/brownfield-sites/kansas (data as of March 6, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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