102nd largest plant in Kansas · 5128th nationally
Russell Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 15.0 MW. It generates roughly 2.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 226 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1535 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Russell Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Russell - (Ks) |
| City | Russell |
| County | Russell County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67665 |
| Coordinates | 38.89972, -98.83944 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| T-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 1.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 5 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1535 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.