OSAWATOMIE
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 90 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Miami County
- Operator
- KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 7928
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 58.8 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 6.6%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.5320, -94.9031
OSAWATOMIE, a 90 MW Natural Gas power plant in Miami County, Kansas. Operated by KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO, commissioned 2003.
How OSAWATOMIE compares
With 90 MW of capacity, OSAWATOMIE ranks 34th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 9th of the 53 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.3% of Kansas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 700th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 69% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO, runs 4 operating plants in Kansas totaling 2,182 MW.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 102 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 90 MW). Net generation was 58.8 GWh in 2024 (a 6.6% capacity factor), up 25% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 2,376 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LA CYGNE (1,578 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Kansas City in Kansas City, about 42.9 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
OSAWATOMIE is a 90 MW natural gas power plant in Miami County, KS, operated by KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO, commissioned in 2003. Miami County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 87th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 89th 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.
Miami County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.5 of 5 | 9.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 10.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 6.8 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 52.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 15.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Miami 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 Miami 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.