25th largest plant in Kansas · 1389th nationally
Mcpherson 2 is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 215 MW. It generates roughly 37.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,603 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Mcpherson 2 |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Mcpherson - (Ks) |
| City | Mcpherson |
| County | Mcpherson County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67460 |
| Coordinates | 38.36341, -97.68335 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 72.4 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| GT2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Operating | 1979 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 32.0 MW | Retired | 1963 |
| NOₓ | 106 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.