McPherson 3
Natural gas power plant · McPherson County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
116 MW
Rank in Kansas
#58
of 192 plants
In service since
1998
October 1998
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- City of McPherson - (KS)
- County
- McPherson County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.55%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #9 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 7515
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 116 MW | 80 MW | 1998 | 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
| Flat Ridge 3 | Wind | 128 MW |
| Rubart | Natural gas | 120 MW |
| Gray County Wind Energy | Wind | 112 MW |
| Spearville 3 LLC | Wind | 108 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 116 MW solar plant and a 116 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