QUINDARO
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 388 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Wyandotte County
- Operator
- CITY OF KANSAS CITY - (KS)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 1295
- Generators
- 4
- Net generation (2024)
- 10.4 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.3%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.1495, -94.6399
QUINDARO, a 388 MW Coal power plant in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Operated by CITY OF KANSAS CITY - (KS), commissioned 1965.
How QUINDARO compares
With 388 MW of capacity, QUINDARO ranks 8th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 4th of the 7 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.8% of Kansas's operating Coal capacity and 2.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 177th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1965, it is older than 61% 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, NEARMAN CREEK and KAW.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 383 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 10.4 GWh in 2024 (a 0.3% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1965 and 1977.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HAWTHORNE (345 kV), about 8.7 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 8 operating power plants totaling 2,199 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HAWTHORN (1,070 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Kansas City in Kansas City, about 4.6 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
QUINDARO is a 388 MW coal power plant in Wyandotte County, KS, operated by CITY OF KANSAS CITY - (KS), commissioned in 1965. 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.