120th largest plant in Kansas · 6184th nationally
Meade is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 8.2 MW. It generates roughly 105 MWh per year — enough to power about 10 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1990 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Meade |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Meade - (Ks) |
| City | Meade |
| County | Meade County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67864 |
| Coordinates | 37.28518, -100.33244 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.7 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.1 MW | Operating | 1965 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1957 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.9 MW | Operating | 1951 |
| CO₂ | 104 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1990 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.