104th largest plant in Kansas · 5272nd nationally
Kansas Ethanol, Llc is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 13.5 MW. It generates roughly 113.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,804 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 96% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 1297 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Kansas Ethanol, Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kansas Ethanol, Llc |
| City | Lyons |
| County | Rice County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67554 |
| Coordinates | 38.28617, -98.19213 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSET | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 13.5 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| CO₂ | 73.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 201 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1297 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.