HOLCOMB
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 349 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Finney County
- Operator
- SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1983
- EIA plant ID
- 108
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,159 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 38%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.9285, -100.9722
HOLCOMB, a 349 MW Coal power plant in Finney County, Kansas. Operated by SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP, commissioned 1983.
How HOLCOMB compares
With 349 MW of capacity, HOLCOMB ranks 12th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 6th of the 7 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.1% of Kansas's operating Coal capacity and 2.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 185th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1983, it is newer than 55% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP, runs 7 operating plants in Kansas totaling 1,000 MW. It shares Finney County with 2 other operating plants, GARDEN CITY and BONANZA BIOENERGY LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 349 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 1,159 GWh in 2024 (a 38% capacity factor), down 30% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PIONEER ELECTRIC COOP, INC - (KS), under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 382 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is GARDEN CITY (268 MW, Natural Gas).
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
HOLCOMB is a 349 MW coal power plant in Finney County, KS, operated by SUNFLOWER ELECTRIC POWER CORP, commissioned in 1983. Finney County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.9 of 5 at the 97th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 97th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Finney County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 10.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 11.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.47 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 42.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.43 |
Perils not assessed in Finney 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Finney 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.