Nameplate capacity
149 MW
Rank in Kansas
#50
of 192 plants
In service since
1969
June 1969
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Sunflower Electric Power Corp
- County
- Ford County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.71%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #7 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 1233
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 149 MW | 149 MW | 1969 | 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
| Elk River Wind | Wind | 150 MW |
| Slate Creek Wind Project LLC | Wind | 150 MW |
| Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase II | Wind | 149 MW |
| Spearville | Wind | 149 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 149 MW solar plant and a 149 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