81st largest plant in Kansas · 4285th nationally
Jameson Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 27.6 MW. It generates roughly 1.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 105 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1428 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Jameson Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kansas Municipal Energy Agency |
| City | Garden City |
| County | Finney County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67846 |
| Coordinates | 37.95472, -100.83056 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEC1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 9.2 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| JEC2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 9.2 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| JEC3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 9.2 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CO₂ | 791 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 17 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1428 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.