LAKE ROAD
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 273 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Buchanan County
- Operator
- KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1950
- EIA plant ID
- 2098
- Generators
- 7
- Net generation (2024)
- 54.1 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 2.2%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.7249, -94.8770
LAKE ROAD, a 273 MW Coal power plant in Buchanan County, Missouri. Operated by KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO, commissioned 1950.
How LAKE ROAD compares
With 273 MW of capacity, LAKE ROAD ranks 19th among the 92 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Missouri and 8th of the 13 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.7% of Missouri's operating Coal capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 196th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1950, it is older than 86% of the 89 operating Missouri plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO, runs 6 operating plants in Missouri totaling 966 MW. It shares Buchanan County with one other operating plant, ST JOSEPH LANDFILL GENERATING STATION.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 278 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 54.1 GWh in 2024 (a 2.2% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1950 and 1990.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is IATAN (345 kV), about 19.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 1,642 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is IATAN (1,640 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is Netrality Kansas City - 1102 Grand in Kansas City, about 45.9 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
LAKE ROAD is a 273 MW coal power plant in Buchanan County, MO, operated by KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO, commissioned in 1950. Buchanan County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.0 of 5 at the 75th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 88th 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.
Buchanan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 12.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 8.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.30 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.3 of 5 | 48.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 11.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.78 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 3.7 |
Perils not assessed in Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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.