Kansas River Project
Hydro power plant · Douglas County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
7.0 MW
Rank in Kansas
#128
of 192 plants
In service since
2012
December 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Bowersock Mills & Power Co
- County
- Douglas County
- Generating units
- 11
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among hydro plants in Kansas
- #1 of 1
- EIA plant code
- 10279
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 9 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 11 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 2022 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 7.0 MW solar plant and a 7.0 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