Power Plants Near 67701 — Colby, KS

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 67701 (Colby, Kansas). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.3830, -101.0442 · County: Thomas

Wind 87%Natural Gas 6%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.1 mi	Colby City Of Colby, KS	Oil	18 MW	City Of Colby - (Ks)
1.4 mi	Colby Colby, KS	Natural Gas	16 MW	Midwest Energy Inc - (Ks)
1.7 mi	Midwest Energy Community Solar Array Colby, KS	Solar	1 MW	Midwest Energy Inc - (Ks)
5.6 mi	Solomon Forks Wind Project, Llc Colby, KS	Wind	276 MW	Engie North America
5.6 mi	East Fork Wind Project, Llc Colby, KS	Wind	196 MW	Engie North America
24.5 mi	Western Plains Wind Oakley, KS	Wind	3 MW	Western Plains Wind, Llc
35.4 mi	Goodland Goodland, KS	Natural Gas	19 MW	City Of Goodland - (Ks)
36.7 mi	Bird City Bird City, KS	Oil	4 MW	Midwest Energy Inc - (Ks)
40.9 mi	Oberlin (Ks) Oberlin, KS	Oil	7 MW	City Of Oberlin - (Ks)
48.8 mi	St Francis St Francis, KS	Oil	5 MW	City Of St Francis - (Ks)

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Colby, Kansas (ZIP 67701), with a combined 544 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Colby City Of at 1.1 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Kansas, visit the Kansas state page.

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