Jeffrey Energy Center
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Pottawatomie County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 39°17′10″N 96°07′01″W / 39.28611°N 96.11694°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Owners | Westar Energy Aquila Corp |
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| Primary fuel | Sub-bituminous coal |
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| Nameplate capacity | 2.4 GW |
Jeffrey Energy Center (Jeffrey EC) is a sub-bituminous coal-fired power plant located in Emmett Township, Pottawatomie County, seven miles (11 km) northwest of St. Marys, Kansas. Jeffrey EC is jointly owned by Westar Energy and Aquila Corp., both wholly owned subsidiaries of Evergy, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri. Jeffrey EC is composed of three separate 800-MW units providing a name-plate energy center capacity of 2.4 gigawatts. Unit 1 began operation in 1978, unit 2 in 1980 and unit 3 in 1983.[1]
Jeffrey EC is a typical modern coal-fired energy center. Its primary mission is to convert the chemical energy available from its Wyoming Powder River Basin sub-bituminous coal supply into electric energy.
Jeffrey EC came into operation during the late 1970s in the wake of an energy crisis created by a quadrupling of world oil prices. Its inauguration in July, 1978 was heralded with a visit by Vice President Walter Mondale praising its use of domestic coal reserves at a time when many power stations were still using imported oil. The opening ceremonies included a performance by the US Army Golden Knights parachute team, and the arrival of a special train carrying company officials and state dignitaries from Topeka, Kansas.
The center was originally designed for four generating units, but was scaled back when the anticipated growth in demand for electricity did not materialize.
The Siemens-Allis steam turbines and generators were imported from Germany. The unit 2 intermediate pressure turbine had to be substituted by the unit 3 turbine when the original unit was lost on a ship that sunk while crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
As of December, 2007, Foundation Coal had shipped approximately 220 million tons of Powder River Basin Coal to Jeffrey Energy Center.
In April, 2021, Evergy stated that they planned to decommission unit 3 in 2030.[2]
