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20 MW Solar operating in Russell, KS — Southwest Power Pool
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.8938, -98.7942
County
Russell, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Sunflower Electric Power Corp | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Russell solar power plant is a 20 MW solar photovoltaic facility located in Russell County, Kansas. It commenced operations in 2025 and is owned and operated by Sunflower Electric Power Corporation. The plant utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology.
The Russell plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and is situated within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. It ranks as the 4th largest solar facility in Kansas out of 39, and nationally it is ranked 1416 out of 7108 solar plants. The facility consists of one generator and uses SUN as its primary fuel source.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
No generation data available for this plant.
2023
$1,606/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $32.1M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Russell Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0.145 km
Operator
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SECI.RCSOL
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
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility