Wolf Creek Generating Station
Coffey County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 210 · Operator: Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp
Nameplate1,296MWSummer 1,177 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation9,280GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor90%nuclear units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1985
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), nuclear units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10,346.7 | 101.0% | — |
| 2002 | 9,041.7 | 88.2% | — |
| 2003 | 8,889.7 | 87.1% | — |
| 2004 | 10,132.7 | 98.9% | — |
| 2005 | 8,820.9 | 86.4% | — |
| 2006 | 9,350.3 | 91.5% | — |
| 2007 | 10,369.1 | 101.5% | — |
| 2008 | 8,497.2 | 83.4% | — |
| 2009 | 8,768.5 | 86.3% | — |
| 2010 | 9,555.7 | 94.0% | — |
| 2011 | 7,318.9 | 71.1% | — |
| 2012 | 8,284.9 | 80.3% | — |
| 2013 | 7,168.3 | 69.6% | — |
| 2014 | 8,558.4 | 83.2% | — |
| 2015 | 8,630.2 | 83.9% | — |
| 2016 | 8,246 | 79.9% | — |
| 2017 | 10,648 | 99.2% | — |
| 2018 | 9,168.3 | 85.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9,247.7 | 86.2% | — |
| 2020 | 10,582.5 | 98.4% | — |
| 2021 | 8,574.7 | 79.9% | — |
| 2022 | 8,982 | 83.7% | — |
| 2023 | 10,301.9 | 99.9% | — |
| 2024 | 9,204.2 | 89.0% | — |
| 2025 | 9,269 | 89.9% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | ST | 1,296.3 | 1,176.7 | Sep 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wolf Creek Nuclear Optg Corp. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Evergy Metro | 94.0% | 1,219 MW |
| Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc | 6.0% | 78 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wolf Creek Generator | 1 MW | 3.9 km |
| Sharpe | 20 MW | 4 km |
| Burlington (KS) | 10 MW | 7.3 km |
| Waverly Wind Farm LLC | 199 MW | 11 km |
| Reading Wind Project | 200 MW | 35.6 km |
| Garnett Municipal | 12 MW | 39 km |