146th largest plant in Kansas · 9135th nationally
Sharon Spring is a natural gas power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 3.0 MW.
| Plant Name | Sharon Spring |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Sharon Springs - (Ks) |
| City | Sharon Springs |
| County | Wallace County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67758 |
| Coordinates | 38.89055, -101.75153 |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1964 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.6 MW | Operating | 1951 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.4 MW | Operating | 1958 |
| 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.