Kaw power station

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Kaw power station is a mothballed power station in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kaw power station Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States 39.0867, -94.65139 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 39.0867, -94.65139

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 mothballed[1] gas[1] 50[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1955[1]
Unit 2 mothballed[1] gas[1] 50[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1957[1]
Unit 3 mothballed[1] gas[1] 66[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1962[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 City of Kansas City - (KS)[2] City of Kansas City - (KS) [100.0%]
Unit 2 City of Kansas City - (KS)[2] City of Kansas City - (KS) [100.0%]
Unit 3 City of Kansas City - (KS)[2] City of Kansas City - (KS) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

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