Nameplate capacity
6.8 MW
Rank in Kansas
#130
of 192 plants
In service since
1965
September 1965
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of St. John - (KS)
- County
- Stafford County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Kansas
- #20 of 40
- EIA plant code
- 1322
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1982 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.7 MW | 1.7 MW | 1965 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | 1.3 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
| Kansas River Project | Hydro | 7.0 MW |
| Hill City | Other | 6.9 MW |
| Chanute Solar | Solar | 6.0 MW |
| City of Pratt Solar | Solar | 6.0 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 6.8 MW solar plant and a 6.8 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