Hutchinson Energy Center

Brownfield

Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas · Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

Legacy capacity
253
MW

Hutchinson Energy Center is a natural gas plant in Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, retired 2015-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 253 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity253 MW
Retirement date2015-11-01
EIA plant ID#1248

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorEvergy Kansas Central, Inc
Operator address3200 E 30th Ave, Hutchinson, KS, 67501
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Hutchinson Energy Center, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Hutchinson Energy Center
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Gordon Evans Energy CenterBrownfieldKSSedgwick—526 MW—72.2
Hutchinson Energy CenterBrownfieldKSReno—253 MW—69.6
WICHITASubstation-AdjacentKSSedgwick County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN118044Substation-AdjacentKSMcPherson County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN168685Substation-AdjacentKSSedgwick County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.1
UNKNOWN118003Substation-AdjacentKSSedgwick County138 kV100 MW3.5 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN175622Substation-AdjacentKSMcPherson County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs67.0
UNKNOWN118040Substation-AdjacentKSReno County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs66.1

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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