Nameplate capacity
35 MW
Rank in Kansas
#79
of 192 plants
In service since
1985
October 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Chanute
- County
- Neosho County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.16%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #20 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 7018
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 7.6 MW | 6.9 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 7.6 MW | 6.9 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 7.6 MW | 6.9 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | 6.0 MW | 5.5 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| 13 | Petroleum Liquids | 6.0 MW | 5.9 MW | 1991 | 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
| Gardner Energy Center | Natural gas | 39 MW |
| El Dorado Refinery | Natural gas | 39 MW |
| Clay Center | Other | 30 MW |
| Iola | Natural gas | 29 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 35 MW solar plant and a 35 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