Burlington (KS)
Natural gas power plant · Coffey County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
10 MW
Rank in Kansas
#117
of 192 plants
In service since
1962
September 1962
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Burlington - (KS)
- County
- Coffey County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #45 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 1266
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IC6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.8 MW | 4.8 MW | 1983 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4A | Petroleum Liquids | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2005 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 1A | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2003 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 1962 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Baldwin City Plant No 2 | Natural gas | 11 MW |
| Girard | Other | 11 MW |
| Sterling | Other | 10 MW |
| Belleville | Natural gas | 9.4 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 10 MW solar plant and a 10 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