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Lawrence · Douglas · KS

Lawrence Energy Center

Operated by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc

Annual generation1,177,221 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUBCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Lawrence Energy Center?

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39.007200, -95.269167

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyConventional Steam Coal517 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1208,404
2109,799
398,194
499,398
5121,203
6122,842
7152,635
8154,148
949,333
1026,904
1112,117
1222,244

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1208,404
2109,799
398,194
499,398
5121,203
6122,842
7152,635
8154,148
949,333
1026,904
1112,117
1222,244

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1208,404 MWh
2109,799 MWh
398,194 MWh
499,398 MWh
5121,203 MWh
6122,842 MWh
7152,635 MWh
8154,148 MWh
949,333 MWh
1026,904 MWh
1112,117 MWh
1222,244 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
5Conventional Steam CoalSUB403OP
4Conventional Steam CoalSUB114OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1250
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Kansas River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (208,404 MWh) and 11 the lowest (12,117 MWh). Their difference is 196,287 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
4Conventional Steam Coal114.0111.3111.338.0
5Conventional Steam Coal403.0376.68376.68120.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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