Unit 2 at Kansas' La Cygne Station Shut Down for Repairs

SUGAR LAND--April 14, 2015--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The 685-megawatt (MW), coal-fired Unit 2 at La Cygne Power Station, which is located in La Cygne, Kansas, was shut down Monday, April 13, after a leaking tube was detected in the superheat section of the boiler. The station is operated and owned by Kansas City Light & Power, a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE:GXP) (Kansas City, Missouri).

Within this article: Details on the shutdown, including current schedules, suspected causes and affected capacity.