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8.5 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (8 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (1 MW) operating in Barton, KS — Southwest Power Pool
8.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1948
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.3545, -98.5834
County
Barton, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Ellinwood - (KS) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Ellinwood - (KS) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Ellinwood plant, located in Barton County, Kansas, is a hybrid power plant primarily fueled by natural gas. It has a total capacity of 8.5 MW distributed across 5 generators. The plant also has the capability to use petroleum liquids. Owned and operated by the City of Ellinwood, it began operations in 1948. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, the Ellinwood plant generated 118 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.2%. The plant is ranked 47th out of 53 power plants in Kansas and 1472nd out of 1963 plants nationally. Recent news coverage related to the plant has focused on hazards.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
8 MWh
Latest Month
118 MWh
Annual Generation
0.2%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1617 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
39 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $8.2M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Ellinwood
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
0.317 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.042 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.006 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.1%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
1620 lb/MWh
Subregion
SPP North