Nameplate capacity
11 MW
Rank in Kansas
#114
of 192 plants
In service since
1961
August 1961
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Hoisington - (KS)
- County
- Barton County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #43 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 1286
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.0 MW | 4.0 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.9 MW | 3.9 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 2A | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.1 MW | 1996 | 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
| Osage City | Natural gas | 11 MW |
| West 14th Street | Natural gas | 11 MW |
| Baldwin City Plant No 2 | Natural gas | 11 MW |
| Girard | Other | 11 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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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