Nameplate capacity
268 MW
Rank in Kansas
#21
of 193 plants
In service since
2007
May 2007
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Empire District Electric Co
- County
- Cherokee County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 1.27%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #5 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 1239
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 149 MW | 144 MW | 2007 | Operating |
| 12-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 119 MW | 108 MW | 2016 | 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
| Western Plains Wind Farm | Wind | 281 MW |
| Solomon Forks Wind Project, LLC | Wind | 276 MW |
| Garden City | Natural gas | 256 MW |
| Buffalo Dunes Wind Project | Wind | 250 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 268 MW solar plant and a 268 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