Mulvane Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Kansas.
| Plant Name | Mulvane Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Mulvane - (Ks) |
| City | Mulvane |
| County | Sumner County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67110 |
| Coordinates | 37.47245, -97.24675 |
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 | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Retired | 1963 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Retired | 2004 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Retired | 2004 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1949 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1945 |
| 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.