GORDON EVANS ENERGY CENTER
Partly retiredNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 904 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Sedgwick County
- Operator
- KANSAS GAS & ELECTRIC CO
- EIA plant ID
- 1240
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 354 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 11%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.7907, -97.5215
GORDON EVANS ENERGY CENTER, a partly retired 904 MW Natural Gas power plant in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Most of its capacity was retired, most recently in 2018, according to EIA-860.
How GORDON EVANS ENERGY CENTER compares
EIA-860 lists 378 MW still operable at the site (natural gas fired combustion turbine), against the 904 MW recorded for it. It shares Sedgwick County with one other operating plant, MULVANE 2.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 378 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 904 MW). Net generation was 354 GWh in 2024 (an 11% capacity factor), up 87% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1969 and 2001.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
GORDON EVANS ENERGY CENTER is a partly retired 904 MW natural gas power plant in Sedgwick County, KS, operated by KANSAS GAS & ELECTRIC CO. Sedgwick County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 79th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 95th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Sedgwick County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 13.9 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.72 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 10.2 |
| Tornado | Very High | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very High | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 49.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 7.1 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Sedgwick County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Sedgwick County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.