HAWTHORN

How HAWTHORN compares

With 1,070 MW of capacity, HAWTHORN ranks 7th among the 92 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Missouri and 6th of the 13 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Missouri's operating Coal capacity and 5.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 110th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1969, it is older than 71% of the 89 operating Missouri plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO, runs 3 operating plants in Missouri totaling 3,196 MW. It shares Jackson County with 6 other operating plants, including NORTHEAST and GREENWOOD.

EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 1,046 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 2,845 GWh in 2024 (a 31% capacity factor), down 18% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1969 and 2000.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is HAWTHORNE (345 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 1,761 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NORTHEAST (486 MW, Oil). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is Oak Tower in Kansas City, about 5.8 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