108th largest plant in Kansas · 5522nd nationally
Osage City is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 11.1 MW.
| Plant Name | Osage City |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Osage City - (Ks) |
| City | Osage City |
| County | Osage County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 66523 |
| Coordinates | 38.63318, -95.82766 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| IC3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.7 MW | Operating | 1984 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1960 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1955 |
| IC6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1983 |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.8 MW | Retired | 2001 |
| CO₂ | 105 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 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.