IATAN

How IATAN compares

With 1,640 MW of capacity, IATAN ranks 2nd among the 92 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Missouri and 2nd of the 13 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 16% of Missouri's operating Coal capacity and 8.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 60th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1980, it is newer than 51% 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.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,754 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 4,034 GWh in 2024 (a 26% capacity factor), down 31% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1980 and 2010.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is IATAN (345 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 630 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NEARMAN CREEK (355 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is Level(3) Kansas City in Kansas City, about 32.1 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