🛢 Oil Power Plants in Kansas
Kansas operates 37 oil power plants totaling 701 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 11.9k MWh.
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.
Plants37operating
Capacity700 MWnameplate
Generation11.9k MWhannual
All Kansas oil plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quindaro | Kansas | Wyandotte County | 383 MW | City Of Kansas City - (Ks) |
| Iola | Iola | Allen County | 29 MW | City Of Iola - (Ks) |
| Sabetha Power Plant | Sabetha | Nemaha County | 22 MW | City Of Sabetha - (Ks) |
| Holton | City Of Holton | Jackson County | 22 MW | City Of Holton - (Ks) |
| Erie Energy Center | Erie | Neosho County | 20 MW | City Of Erie - (Ks) |
| Sharpe | Waverly | Coffey County | 20 MW | Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc |
| Hugoton 2 | Hugoton | Stevens County | 19 MW | City Of Hugoton - (Ks) |
| Colby City Of | Colby | Thomas County | 18 MW | City Of Colby - (Ks) |
| Larned | Larned | Pawnee County | 16 MW | City Of Larned - (Ks) |
| Garnett Municipal | Garnett | Anderson County | 12 MW | City Of Garnett - (Ks) |
| Burlington (Ks) | Burlington | Coffey County | 10 MW | City Of Burlington - (Ks) |
| Sterling | Sterling | Rice County | 10 MW | City Of Sterling - (Ks) |
| Mulvane 2 | Mulvane | Sedgwick County | 9 MW | City Of Mulvane - (Ks) |
| Lincoln | Lincoln | Lincoln County | 9 MW | City Of Lincoln Center - (Ks) |
| Osborne | Osborne | Osborne County | 7 MW | City Of Osborne - (Ks) |
| Hill City | Hill City | Graham County | 7 MW | City Of Hill City |
| Oberlin (Ks) | Oberlin | Decatur County | 7 MW | City Of Oberlin - (Ks) |
| St John | St. John | Stafford County | 7 MW | City Of St. John - (Ks) |
| Osawatomie City Of | Osawatomie | Miami County | 7 MW | City Of Osawatomie - (Ks) |
| Johnson | Johnson | Stanton County | 6 MW | City Of Johnson - (Ks) |
| Osawatomie Power Plant South Sub | Osawatomie | Miami County | 6 MW | City Of Osawatomie - (Ks) |
| Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub | Osawatomie | Miami County | 6 MW | City Of Osawatomie - (Ks) |
| Ashland | Ashland | Clark County | 6 MW | City Of Ashland - (Ks) |
| La Crosse | La Crosse | Rush County | 6 MW | City Of La Crosse - (Ks) |
| St Francis | St Francis | Cheyenne County | 5 MW | City Of St Francis - (Ks) |
| Oxford (Ks) | Oxford | Sumner County | 5 MW | City Of Oxford - (Ks) |
| Stafford | Stafford | Stafford County | 5 MW | City Of Stafford - (Ks) |
| Erie | Erie | Neosho County | 4 MW | City Of Erie - (Ks) |
| Baldwin City Plant No 1 | Baldwin City | Douglas County | 4 MW | City Of Baldwin City- (Ks) |
| Bird City | Bird City | Cheyenne County | 4 MW | Midwest Energy Inc - (Ks) |
| Fredonia (Ks) | Fredonia | Wilson County | 3 MW | City Of Fredonia - (Ks) |
| Jetmore | Jetmore | Hodgeman County | 3 MW | City Of Jetmore |
| Herington | Herington | Dickinson County | 2 MW | City Of Herington - (Ks) |
| Waste Water Plant Generator | Winfield | Cowley County | 2 MW | City Of Winfield - (Ks) |
| Wolf Creek Generator | Burlington | Coffey County | 1 MW | 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
| Thunderbird Generator (Tbird) | Emporia | Lyon County | 1 MW | 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
| Hugoton 1 | Hugoton | Stevens County | — | City Of Hugoton - (Ks) |