Russell Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Russell County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
15 MW
Rank in Kansas
#105
of 192 plants
In service since
2002
February 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- City of Russell - (KS)
- County
- Russell County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #37 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 7930
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7.5 MW | 6.0 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| T-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7.5 MW | 6.0 MW | 2002 | 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
| Pratt | Natural gas | 16 MW |
| Wamego | Natural gas | 15 MW |
| Kansas Ethanol, LLC | Natural gas | 14 MW |
| Greensburg | Wind | 13 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 15 MW solar plant and a 15 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