Emporia Energy Center is a 730 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in SPP (Southwest Power Pool), currently Operating.
Emporia Energy Center is reported in Kansas since 2008 under Evergy. Available operating and financial measures include 9.1% capacity factor and 585 GWh annual generation; $460/kW reported CapEx.
- Location
- Lyon, Kansas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Owner / parent
- Evergy
- Operator
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
- Grid
- SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
- Plant ID
- 56502
What stands out
Emporia Energy Center is a 730 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine asset in Kansas with status Operating.
Latest annual operating measures report 9.1% capacity factor and 585 GWh annual generation.
Available financial measures include $30.8/MWh OpEx, $460/kW CapEx.
Latest linked story: “Utilities advance combined-cycle projects across Midwest and Southeast” (Power Engineering, 2026-05-19).
Market and operating context
- ISO / market
- SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
- Balancing authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- NERC region
- MRO
- State rank
- #3 of 56
- National rank
- #299 of 2,025
Why it matters
For this asset in SPP (Southwest Power Pool), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.
