NEARMAN CREEK
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 355 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Wyandotte County
- Operator
- CITY OF KANSAS CITY - (KS)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1981
- EIA plant ID
- 6064
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 774 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 24%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.1703, -94.6973
NEARMAN CREEK, a 355 MW Coal power plant in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Operated by CITY OF KANSAS CITY - (KS), commissioned 1981.
How NEARMAN CREEK compares
With 355 MW of capacity, NEARMAN CREEK ranks 11th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 5th of the 7 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.3% of Kansas's operating Coal capacity and 2.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 181st-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1981, it is newer than 54% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY OF KANSAS CITY - (KS), runs 3 operating plants in Kansas totaling 909 MW. It shares Wyandotte County with 2 other operating plants, QUINDARO and KAW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 365 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 774 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), down 37% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1981 and 2006.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HAWTHORNE (345 kV), about 12.0 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by CITY OF KANSAS CITY - (KS), under 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 3,872 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is IATAN (1,640 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Kansas City in Kansas City, about 7.8 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
NEARMAN CREEK is a 355 MW coal power plant in Wyandotte County, KS, operated by CITY OF KANSAS CITY - (KS), commissioned in 1981. Wyandotte County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 76th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Wyandotte County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 14.9 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 11.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 9.1 |
| Strong wind | Very High | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 6.9 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.96 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 50.3 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.5 |
Perils not assessed in Wyandotte 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 "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Wyandotte 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.