La Cygne
La Cygne is a coal plant in Linn County, Kansas, operated by Evergy Metro. It ranks second by nameplate capacity among Kansas’s 190 power plants. The operator has reported planned retirement dates for 1,599 MW of it, between 2032 and 2039. Its biggest unit, rated at 873 MW, is the second-largest single generator in Kansas. Its oldest working unit dates from 1973, the second-earliest start among Kansas’s 5 coal plants.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
1,599 MW
1,438 MW net summer capacity
2 operable units
- Coal steam1,599 MW100%
Unit by unit, 1973 to 2025
operating in 2025reported planned retirementbar height follows unit size
Unit 1 Coal steam, 873 MW, 1973
Unit 2 Coal steam, 726 MW, 1977
Among Kansas’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1Jeffrey Energy Center2,160 MW
- 2La Cygnethis plant
- 3Wolf Creek Generating Station1,296 MW
- 4Emporia Energy Center730 MW
Other rankings
- All US power plants
- 133rd of 14,286
- US coal plants
- 44th of 195
- Coal plants in Kansas
- 2nd of 5
- Plants in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area
- 5th of 713
- Plants run by Evergy Metro
- 2nd of 9
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal steam | 873 MW | 771 MW | 1973 | Operating, retirement planned for 2032 |
| 2 | Coal steam | 726 MW | 666 MW | 1977 | Operating, retirement planned for 2039 |
Who owns it
Shares are weighted by the nameplate capacity of each unit an owner holds.
| Owner | Share of capacity |
|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | 50.0% |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | 50.0% |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- Southwest Power Pool
- Reliability region
- Midwest Reliability Organization
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 345 kV
- Water source
- Lacygne Lake
- Nearest town on record
- La Cygne
- Operator type
- Utility
- Coordinates
- 38.348°N, 94.646°W
Closest plants
| Plant | Runs on | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Solar Power Project | Solar | 2.8 MW | 16.9 mi east |
| Butler Municipal Power Plant | Oil and petroleum | 10.9 MW | 17.3 mi east |
| Osawatomie | Natural gas | 102 MW | 18.8 mi northwest |
| Osawatomie Power Plant South Sub | Oil and petroleum | 6 MW | 19.5 mi northwest |
| Osawatomie Solar | Solar | 4.9 MW | 19.9 mi northwest |
| Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub | Oil and petroleum | 6 MW | 19.9 mi northwest |
| South Harper | Natural gas | 351 MW | 24.6 mi north |
| East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC | Other sources | 2 MW | 32.7 mi west |