Power plants planned and retiring in Kansas
Kansas plans 2,226 MW, 11% of its 20,134 MW in service (33rd of 51). 563 MW is being built or tested; natural gas leads at 1,411 MW.
Kansas: planned against running
Kansas planned, by fuel
- Solar 267 MW (12%)
- Storage 75 MW (3%)
- Wind 454 MW (20%)
- Natural gas 1,411 MW (63%)
- Oil 20 MW (1%)
Kansas operating, by fuel
- Solar 434 MW (2%)
- Wind 9,651 MW (48%)
- Natural gas 3,557 MW (18%)
- Coal 4,710 MW (23%)
- Nuclear 1,177 MW (6%)
- Hydro 7 MW (0%)
- Oil 588 MW (3%)
- Other 10 MW (0%)
When Kansas capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Kansas, 2026 to 2032: 6 rows
| Year | Kansas planned MW | Kansas retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 243 | No data |
| 2027 | 522 | No data |
| 2028 | 78 | 79 |
| 2029 | 693 | No data |
| 2030 | 690 | 732 |
| 2032 | No data | 1263 |
6 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVKansas projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Kansas projects are
Kansas: 10 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Kansas planned projects
Filter the 12 planned project lines in Kansas.
2,226 MW across 12 project lines, 11% of the 20,134 MW operating in Kansas.
- Viola Generating Station, Sumner: 693 MW natural gas, online 2029
- McNew Generating Station, Reno: 690 MW natural gas, online 2030
- Pioneer Creek Wind, LLC, Ford: 252 MW wind, online 2027
- Ninnescah Flats Solar, Pratt: 202 MW solar, online 2026
- Plum Nellie Wind Farm LLC, Cloud: 202 MW wind, online 2027
What the Kansas numbers say
Kansas runs 20,134 MW today. The planned list would add 2,226 MW (11%) while 3,465 MW (17%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Kansas has 2,226 MW due online and 2,073 MW due to retire there.
Kansas planned mix: 36% solar, storage and wind, 63% natural gas. Kansas stages: 563 MW under construction or in testing, 1,459 MW permits received, not started, 205 MW early planning, no approvals started. Kansas retired 379 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 1,946 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Kansas capacity by fuel and status
| Kansas fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Kansas, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 434 | 267 | – | – | 300 |
| Storage | – | 75 | – | – | 300 |
| Wind | 9,651 | 454 | – | – | 576 |
| Natural gas | 3,557 | 1,411 | 76 | 364 | 532 |
| Coal | 4,710 | – | 3,386 | – | 235 |
| Nuclear | 1,177 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Oil | 588 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Other | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| All fuels | 20,134 | 2,226 | 3,465 | 379 | 1,946 |
Kansas counties with the most planned capacity
| Kansas county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner County | 693 | 1 | Natural gas |
| Reno County | 690 | 1 | Natural gas |
| Ford County | 327 | 2 | Wind |
| Cloud County | 202 | 1 | Wind |
| Pratt County | 202 | 1 | Solar |
| Wilson County | 65 | 1 | Solar |
| Cherokee County | 27 | 2 | Natural gas |
| Allen County | 8 | 4 | Oil |
| Neosho County | 6 | 3 | Oil |
| Republic County | 6 | 2 | Oil |
Largest planned projects in Kansas
| Kansas plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola Generating Station | Sumner | Natural gas | Permits received, not started | 2029 | 693 |
| McNew Generating Station | Reno | Natural gas | Permits received, not started | 2030 | 690 |
| Pioneer Creek Wind, LLC | Ford | Wind | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 252 |
| Ninnescah Flats Solar | Pratt | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 202 |
| Plum Nellie Wind Farm LLC | Cloud | Wind | Early planning, no approvals started | 2027 | 202 |
| Boot Hill Energy Storage | Ford | Storage | Permits received, not started | 2028 | 75 |
| Sunflower Sky Energy Center | Wilson | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 65 |
| Riverton | Cherokee | Natural gas | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 27 |
| Iola | Allen | Oil | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 8 |
| Chanute 1 | Neosho | Oil | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 6 |
Kansas against its neighbors
Kansas: planned MW equal 11% of operating. Bordering states: Colorado plans 29% of what it runs (18 points above Kansas); Missouri plans 16% of what it runs (5 points above Kansas); Nebraska plans 17% of what it runs (6 points above Kansas); Oklahoma plans 15% of what it runs (4 points above Kansas).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Kansas: 509 operating generators, 12 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Kansas: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
2,226 MW, 11% of the 20,134 MW Kansas runs. 563 MW is being built or tested in Kansas.
Kansas: what kind of power plants are planned?
Natural gas leads Kansas with 1,411 of 2,226 planned MW.
Kansas: which power plants are retiring?
3,465 MW of Kansas units have a retirement date, of which 3,386 MW is coal and 76 MW natural gas.
Will Kansas get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Kansas has 1,946 MW canceled or postponed, and 379 MW (natural gas the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.