Minneapolis City of
Natural gas power plant · Ottawa County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
9.1 MW
Rank in Kansas
#121
of 192 plants
In service since
1955
April 1955
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Minneapolis - (KS)
- County
- Ottawa County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #47 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 1307
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.0 MW | 2.7 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.1 MW | 1.8 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 1.8 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.3 MW | 1.2 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.7 MW | 0.5 MW | 1955 | 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
| Belleville | Natural gas | 9.4 MW |
| Mulvane 2 | Other | 9.2 MW |
| Lincoln | Other | 8.8 MW |
| Stockton | Other | 8.6 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 9.1 MW solar plant and a 9.1 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