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21.5 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (6 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (15 MW) operating in Jackson, KS — Southwest Power Pool
21.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
8
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1958
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.4736, -95.7318
County
Jackson, KS
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Holton - (KS) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Holton - (KS) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Holton plant, located in Jackson County, Kansas, is a hybrid power plant primarily fueled by distillate fuel oil (DFO). It has a total capacity of 21.5 MW distributed across 8 generators utilizing both natural gas internal combustion engine and petroleum liquids technologies. The plant began operating in 1958 and is owned and operated by the City of Holton, Kansas. Holton is ranked 8th out of 42 plants in Kansas and 185th out of 886 plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the latest year for which data is available, the plant generated 816 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.4%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
53 MWh
Latest Month
816 MWh
Annual Generation
0.4%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
4056 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
69 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $16.4M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Circleville Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Evergy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
KMEA_EMP3_HOLT12
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Location Type
Settlement Location
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
6 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.068 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.008 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.6%
Annual Net Gen
1 GWh
CO₂eq
4060 lb/MWh
Subregion
SPP North