60th largest plant in Kansas · 2420th nationally
Osawatomie is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 102 MW. It generates roughly 44.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,190 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 5% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1318 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Osawatomie |
|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Metro |
| City | Miami |
| County | Miami County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 66071 |
| Coordinates | 38.53216, -94.90263 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 102 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 91.3 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 91.3 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 91.3 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 91.3 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 91.3 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 91.3 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 91.3 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CO₂ | 29.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 6 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1318 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.