111th largest plant in Kansas · 5549th nationally
Hoisington is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 10.9 MW. It generates roughly 62 MWh per year — enough to power about 5 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1295 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hoisington |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Hoisington - (Ks) |
| City | Hoisington |
| County | Barton County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67544 |
| Coordinates | 38.51300, -98.77470 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 7.0 MW | Retired | 1981 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.0 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.9 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| 2A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.2 MW | Retired | 1940 |
| CO₂ | 40 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1295 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.