122nd largest plant in Kansas · 6451st nationally
Osborne is a oil power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 7.1 MW. It generates roughly 8 MWh per year — enough to power about 0 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1534 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Osborne |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Osborne - (Ks) |
| City | Osborne |
| County | Osborne County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67473 |
| Coordinates | 39.44198, -98.69030 |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.3 MW | Standby | 1967 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Standby | 1963 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Standby | 1957 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Standby | 1994 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Standby | 1992 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.5 MW | Standby | 1992 |
| CO₂ | 6 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 1534 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 |
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.