Goodman Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Ellis County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
104 MW
Rank in Kansas
#62
of 192 plants
In service since
2008
June 2008
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)
- County
- Ellis County
- Generating units
- 12
- Share of state capacity
- 0.49%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #10 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 56497
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 9.2 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 9.2 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.3 MW | 9.2 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.2 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.2 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.2 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.2 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.2 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.2 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.2 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.2 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.2 MW | 2008 | 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
| Spearville 3 LLC | Wind | 108 MW |
| Shooting Star | Wind | 104 MW |
| Osawatomie | Natural gas | 102 MW |
| Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I | Wind | 101 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 104 MW solar plant and a 104 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