Augusta Electric Plant No 2
Natural gas power plant · Butler County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
21 MW
Rank in Kansas
#87
of 192 plants
In service since
1968
July 1968
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Augusta - (KS)
- County
- Butler County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.10%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #26 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 6791
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.7 MW | 6.1 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 1981 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.0 MW | 4.0 MW | 1968 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.0 MW | 4.0 MW | 1968 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Kansas
| Sabetha Power Plant | Natural gas | 22 MW |
| Holton | Other | 22 MW |
| Colby City of | Other | 21 MW |
| Russell | Solar | 20 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 21 MW solar plant and a 21 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Kansas power plants · What Kansas actually generates