Nameplate capacity
4.0 MW
Rank in Kansas
#145
of 192 plants
In service since
1965
January 1965
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)
- County
- Cheyenne County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Kansas
- #32 of 40
- EIA plant code
- 1224
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1965 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1966 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Erie | Other | 4.3 MW |
| Baldwin City Plant No 1 | Other | 4.2 MW |
| Burlingame | Natural gas | 4.0 MW |
| Fort Hays State University Wind Farm | Wind | 4.0 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 4.0 MW solar plant and a 4.0 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