77th largest plant in Kansas · 4061st nationally
Chanute 3 is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 34.8 MW. It generates roughly 694 MWh per year — enough to power about 66 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1285 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Chanute 3 |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Chanute |
| City | Chanute |
| County | Neosho County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 66720 |
| Coordinates | 37.63760, -95.47040 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 7.6 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 7.6 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 7.6 MW | Operating | 1985 |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 6.0 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| 13 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 6.0 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| CO₂ | 446 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 9 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1285 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.