Sabetha Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Nemaha County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
22 MW
Rank in Kansas
#85
of 192 plants
In service since
1947
August 1947
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Sabetha - (KS)
- County
- Nemaha County
- Generating units
- 11
- Share of state capacity
- 0.10%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #25 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 1320
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.4 MW | 4.1 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 2.7 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.1 MW | 1978 | Operating |
| IC10 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.5 MW | 2.1 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.2 MW | 1.8 MW | 1970 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | 1.2 MW | 1957 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.4 MW | 1.2 MW | 1961 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.4 MW | 1.2 MW | 1967 | Operating |
| IC9 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.1 MW | 1.0 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 0.7 MW | 1950 | Operating |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.8 MW | 0.6 MW | 1947 | 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
| Jameson Energy Center | Natural gas | 28 MW |
| Wellington 1 | Natural gas | 24 MW |
| Holton | Other | 22 MW |
| Augusta Electric Plant No 2 | Natural gas | 21 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 22 MW solar plant and a 22 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