Wellington 1
Natural gas power plant · Sumner County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
24 MW
Rank in Kansas
#84
of 192 plants
In service since
1972
August 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- City of Wellington - (KS)
- County
- Sumner County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Kansas
- #24 of 54
- EIA plant code
- 1330
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 20 MW | 20 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2004 | 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
| East 12th Street | Natural gas | 28 MW |
| Jameson Energy Center | Natural gas | 28 MW |
| Sabetha Power Plant | Natural gas | 22 MW |
| Holton | Other | 22 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 24 MW solar plant and a 24 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