Kingman Municipal Power and Light Plant
Natural gas power plant · Kingman County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
19 MW
Rank in Kansas
#97
of 192 plants
In service since
1962
April 1962
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Kingman - (KS)
- County
- Kingman County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #30 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 1296
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.3 MW | 6.3 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.5 MW | 3.4 MW | 1969 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.5 MW | 2.4 MW | 1984 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.4 MW | 2.1 MW | 1979 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.2 MW | 1.9 MW | 1962 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.2 MW | 1.9 MW | 1977 | 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 19 MW solar plant and a 19 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