# West Gardner

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/west-gardner

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 7929 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 408 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -94.9861, 38.7875
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2024-06-20 19:44:49+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:20.079412+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

West Gardner is a 408 MW natural gas fired combustion turbine plant in Johnson County. It uses four General Electric PG7121EA simple-cycle combustion turbines of 85 MW each, a design total of 340 MW, built for about $35 million with Industrial Construction Company as contractor. Evergy runs the station as a backup plant that can go from a dead stop to generating in as little as 14 minutes.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 408 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 7929 — plant-7929

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- **Operator:** Evergy

## Related parties

- **Operator / parent company:** Evergy — operator ([source](https://www.evergy.com))
- **Parent company:** Great Plains Energy Incorporated — former parent
- **Construction contractor:** Industrial Construction Company — contractor
- **EPC contractor:** Sega Incorporated — engineering services
- **Equipment supplier:** General Electric — turbine supplier ([source](https://www.ge.com))

## Sources

- [industrialinfo.com](https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/west-gardner-generating-station-initiates-commercial-operation--20641) — industrialinfo.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [kmbc.com](https://www.kmbc.com/article/extreme-temperatures-evergy-plans-kansas-cit/41096359) — kmbc.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [Kansas City Power & Light](https://www.evergy.com)

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