64th largest plant in Kansas · 2731st nationally
Clifton is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 87.5 MW. It generates roughly 10.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 980 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Clifton |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sunflower Electric Power Corp |
| City | Clifton |
| County | Washington County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 66937 |
| Coordinates | 39.61250, -97.27780 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.0 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.5 MW | Standby | 1974 |
| NOₓ | 25 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.