128th largest plant in Kansas · 6594th nationally
Baldwin City Plant No 2 is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 6.4 MW. It generates roughly 145 MWh per year — enough to power about 13 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1196 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Baldwin City Plant No 2 |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Baldwin City- (Ks) |
| City | Baldwin City |
| County | Douglas County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 66006 |
| Coordinates | 38.76490, -95.19201 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.2 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.2 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.2 MW | Testing | — |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.2 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| CO₂ | 87 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1196 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.