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34.8 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (23 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (12 MW) operating in Neosho, KS — Southwest Power Pool
34.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1985
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.6376, -95.4702
County
Neosho, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Chanute (KS) | City of Chanute | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Chanute | City of Chanute | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Chanute 3 is a 34.8 MW hybrid power plant located in Neosho County, Kansas. The plant, owned and operated by the City of Chanute, began operations in 1985 and primarily uses natural gas as fuel, with petroleum liquids also listed as a fuel type. The facility consists of 5 generators utilizing natural gas internal combustion engine technology. Chanute 3 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, Chanute 3 generated 715 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.2%. The plant is ranked as the 23rd largest in Kansas out of 53 plants and 1213th nationally out of 1963 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
48 MWh
Latest Month
715 MWh
Annual Generation
0.2%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1285 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
27 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.986 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.028 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.004 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.2%
Annual Net Gen
1 GWh
CO₂eq
1287 lb/MWh
Subregion
SPP North
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $33.6M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Chanute 3 Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Evergy
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.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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