107th largest plant in Kansas · 5480th nationally
Augusta Electric Plant No 1 is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 11.5 MW.
| Plant Name | Augusta Electric Plant No 1 |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Augusta - (Ks) |
| City | Augusta |
| County | Butler County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67010 |
| Coordinates | 37.67845, -96.97193 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.2 MW | Standby | 1956 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.2 MW | Standby | 1956 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Standby | 1964 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2016 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Standby | 1954 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Standby | 1949 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Standby | 1939 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Standby | 1929 |
| CO₂ | 7 metric tons |
|---|
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.