Baldwin City Plant No 2

OperatingDistillate OilNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #49 of 59 Natural Gas plants in KS#1477 of 2024 nationally

10.8 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (6 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (4 MW) operating in Douglas, KS — Southwest Power Pool

EIAWD

10.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids

2004

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

38.7649, -95.1920

County

Douglas, KS

Nearby Plants

Baldwin (ME)
Solar5 MW · 0.1 km
West Gardner
Natural Gas408 MW · 18.1 km
Ottawa
Natural Gas19.2 MW · 18.3 km

Status

as of 7y 10m ago

Latest milestoneconstruction start · 2018-07Lawrence Journal-World · 2018-07-22

Expected COD2019-Q3Lawrence Journal-World · 2018-07-22

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	City of Baldwin City- (KS)	—	—
Owner(s)	City of Baldwin City- (KS)	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

DeveloperWestar EnergyLawrence Journal-World · 2018-07-22

About

Baldwin City Plant No 2 is a 10.8 MW hybrid power plant located in Douglas County, Kansas. The plant, which began operating in 2004, is owned and operated by the City of Baldwin City (KS). It utilizes both natural gas internal combustion engines and petroleum liquids as fuel sources. The plant consists of 4 generators.

The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In terms of size, Baldwin City Plant No 2 is ranked 18th out of 42 power plants in Kansas, and 313th out of 886 plants nationally. The latest annual generation data indicates an output of 199 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.2%.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

SPP

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization

Balancing Authority

Generation

14 MWh

Latest Month

199 MWh

Annual Generation

0.2%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

EmissionsEPA eGRID 2023 rev2

CO₂ Intensity

1196 lb/MWh

Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.

NOx

22 lb/MWh

SO₂

Financial Data

EIA Avg CostEIA Construction Cost AveragesLOW

2013

Construction CostOperating CostPricing & Revenue

$765/kW

Est. Construction Cost

Total estimated cost: $8.3M

Technology Average·Based on EIA averages — not plant-specific financial reports

Pricing & Market Data

UNKNOWN confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

SPP

LMP Node

—

Pricing Hub

SPP North Hub

Node Source

Plant coordinates only

KCPL_KCPLSubstation

KCPLBULLCRK5UNWGR1Substation

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