Thunderbird Generator (Tbird)
Other power plant · Lyon County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
1.0 MW
Rank in Kansas
#189
of 192 plants
In service since
2019
May 2019
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- County
- Lyon County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among other plants in Kansas
- #39 of 40
- EIA plant code
- 63575
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBRID | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2019 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 1.0 MW solar plant and a 1.0 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