99th largest plant in Kansas · 5104th nationally
Russell Downtown is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 15.7 MW. It generates roughly 78 MWh per year — enough to power about 7 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1558 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Russell Downtown |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Russell - (Ks) |
| City | Russell |
| County | Russell County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67665 |
| Coordinates | 38.89333, -98.85694 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.6 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.6 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1978 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1981 |
| CO₂ | 61 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1558 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.