85th largest plant in Kansas · 4583rd nationally
Augusta Electric Plant No 2 is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 20.7 MW. It generates roughly 1.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 129 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1919 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Augusta Electric Plant No 2 |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Augusta - (Ks) |
| City | Augusta |
| County | Butler County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67010 |
| Coordinates | 37.68608, -96.96498 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.7 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.0 MW | Operating | 1981 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.0 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.0 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| CO₂ | 1.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 27 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1919 lb/MWh |
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.