Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub

🛢 OilElectric Utility6 MW capacity

129th largest plant in Kansas · 6680th nationally

Osawatomie Power Plant North Sub is a oil power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 6.0 MW. It generates roughly 5 MWh per year — enough to power about 0 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 4572 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity6 MWnameplate
Annual Generation5 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂11metric tons

Location

Plant NameOsawatomie Power Plant North Sub
OperatorCity Of Osawatomie - (Ks)
CityOsawatomie
CountyMiami County
StateKansas
ZIP66064
Coordinates38.50131, -94.95692

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasCoalOilSolar

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
CAT1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2018
CAT2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2018
CAT3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWOperating2018

Emissions (annual)

CO₂11 metric tons
CO₂ Rate4572 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 lb/MWhThis plant4,572 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthoritySouthwest Power Pool

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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