Oil-Fired Power Plants in Kansas
Every operating oil-fired power plant in Kansas on EIA-860M for 2026-07: 37 plants, 169 generating units and 500 MW of nameplate capacity across 31 counties, most of it inside SPP.
As of 2026-07 (inventory dated 2026-07-31) · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · eia.gov/…/july_generator2026.xlsx · eia.gov/…/eia860m
- Plants
- 37
- 169 generating units
- Nameplate capacity
- 500 MW
- Counties
- 31
- Grid operator
- SPP
- covers most of these plants
Map of oil-fired power plants in Kansas
Every one of the 37 plants is drawn at the coordinate EIA files for it.
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- Petroleum · 37
List of oil-fired power plants in Kansas
Sort by any column. Capacity is nameplate, summed across every generating unit EIA lists at the site.
| QuindaroPetroleum Liquids | City of Kansas City - (KS) | Wyandotte | 143.6 | 2 | 1974 | Operating |
| Clay Center2 technologies | City of Clay Center - (KS) | Clay | 29.9 | 8 | 1948 | Operating |
| Iola2 technologies | City of Iola - (KS) | Allen | 29.3 | 10 | 1969 | Operating |
| Sabetha Power Plant2 technologies | City of Sabetha - (KS) | Nemaha | 21.8 | 11 | 1947 | Operating |
| Holton2 technologies | City of Holton - (KS) | Jackson | 21.5 | 8 | 1958 | Operating |
| Colby City ofPetroleum Liquids | City of Colby - (KS) | Thomas | 20.7 | 7 | 1958 | Operating |
| Erie Energy CenterPetroleum Liquids | City of Erie - (KS) | Neosho | 20 | 8 | 1999 | Operating |
| SharpePetroleum Liquids | Kansas Electric Power Coop Inc | Coffey | 20 | 10 | 2002 | Operating |
| Hugoton 22 technologies | City of Hugoton - (KS) | Stevens | 19.2 | 7 | 1964 | Operating |
| LarnedPetroleum Liquids | City of Larned - (KS) | Pawnee | 16.4 | 6 | 1976 | Operating |
| Garnett MunicipalPetroleum Liquids | City of Garnett - (KS) | Anderson | 11.7 | 7 | 1930 | Operating |
| Girard2 technologies | City of Girard - (KS) | Crawford | 10.8 | 4 | 1955 | Operating |
| Burlington (KS)2 technologies | City of Burlington - (KS) | Coffey | 10.4 | 4 | 1962 | Standby/Backup |
| SterlingPetroleum Liquids | City of Sterling - (KS) | Rice | 10.3 | 7 | 1950 | Operating |
| Mulvane 2Petroleum Liquids | City of Mulvane - (KS) | Sedgwick | 9.2 | 3 | 2003 | Operating |
| LincolnPetroleum Liquids | City of Lincoln Center - (KS) | Lincoln | 8.8 | 5 | 1958 | Standby/Backup |
| La CrossePetroleum Liquids | City of La Crosse - (KS) | Rush | 7.5 | 5 | 1962 | Operating |
| Osborne2 technologies | City of Osborne - (KS) | Osborne | 7.1 | 6 | 1957 | Standby/Backup |
| Hill CityPetroleum Liquids | City of Hill City -(KS) | Graham | 6.9 | 6 | 1952 | Operating |
| St JohnPetroleum Liquids | City of St. John - (KS) | Stafford | 6.8 | 4 | 1965 | Operating |
| Oberlin (KS)Petroleum Liquids | City of Oberlin - (KS) | Decatur | 6 | 2 | 2024 | Operating |
| JohnsonPetroleum Liquids | City of Johnson - (KS) | Stanton | 6 | 2 | 2017 | Operating |
| Osawatomie Power Plant South SubPetroleum Liquids | City of Osawatomie - (KS) | Miami | 6 | 3 | 2017 | Operating |
| Osawatomie Power Plant North SubPetroleum Liquids | City of Osawatomie - (KS) | Miami | 6 | 3 | 2018 | Operating |
| Ashland2 technologies | City of Ashland - (KS) | Clark | 5.6 | 5 | 1953 | Standby/Backup |
| St FrancisPetroleum Liquids | City of St Francis - (KS) | Cheyenne | 5.1 | 3 | 1953 | Operating |
| Oxford (KS)Petroleum Liquids | City of Oxford - (KS) | Sumner | 5.1 | 3 | 1999 | Operating |
| StaffordPetroleum Liquids | City of Stafford - (KS) | Stafford | 4.9 | 4 | 1973 | Operating |
| EriePetroleum Liquids | City of Erie - (KS) | Neosho | 4.3 | 4 | 1958 | Operating |
| Baldwin City Plant No 1Petroleum Liquids | City of Baldwin City- (KS) | Douglas | 4.2 | 3 | 1964 | Operating |
| Bird CityPetroleum Liquids | Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) | Cheyenne | 4 | 2 | 1965 | Operating |
| Fredonia (KS)Petroleum Liquids | City of Fredonia - (KS) | Wilson | 3 | 2 | 2023 | Operating |
| JetmorePetroleum Liquids | City of Jetmore -(KS) | Hodgeman | 2.5 | 1 | 2015 | Standby/Backup |
| HeringtonPetroleum Liquids | City of Herington - (KS) | Dickinson | 1.6 | 1 | 2001 | Standby/Backup |
| Waste Water Plant GeneratorPetroleum Liquids | City of Winfield - (KS) | Cowley | 1.6 | 1 | 1993 | Standby/Backup |
| Wolf Creek GeneratorPetroleum Liquids | 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Coffey | 1 | 1 | 2014 | Operating |
| Thunderbird Generator (Tbird)Petroleum Liquids | 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 2019 | Operating |
Largest oil-fired power plants in Kansas
- 1QuindaroWyandotte County, Kansas143.6 MW
- 2Clay CenterClay County, Kansas29.9 MW
- 3IolaAllen County, Kansas29.3 MW
- 4Sabetha Power PlantNemaha County, Kansas21.8 MW
- 5HoltonJackson County, Kansas21.5 MW
- 6Colby City ofThomas County, Kansas20.7 MW
- 7Erie Energy CenterNeosho County, Kansas20 MW
- 8SharpeCoffey County, Kansas20 MW
- 9Hugoton 2Stevens County, Kansas19.2 MW
- 10LarnedPawnee County, Kansas16.4 MW
Oil-fired power plants by county in Kansas
The county EIA files against each plant. It is the fastest way to find the plant nearest a given town.
| County | Plants | Nameplate MW |
|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 1 | 143.6 |
| Coffey | 3 | 31.4 |
| Clay | 1 | 29.9 |
| Allen | 1 | 29.3 |
| Neosho | 2 | 24.3 |
| Nemaha | 1 | 21.8 |
| Jackson | 1 | 21.5 |
| Thomas | 1 | 20.7 |
| Stevens | 1 | 19.2 |
| Pawnee | 1 | 16.4 |
| Miami | 2 | 12 |
| Anderson | 1 | 11.7 |
| Stafford | 2 | 11.7 |
| Crawford | 1 | 10.8 |
| Rice | 1 | 10.3 |
| Sedgwick | 1 | 9.2 |
| Cheyenne | 2 | 9.1 |
| Lincoln | 1 | 8.8 |
| Rush | 1 | 7.5 |
| Osborne | 1 | 7.1 |
| Graham | 1 | 6.9 |
| Decatur | 1 | 6 |
| Stanton | 1 | 6 |
| Clark | 1 | 5.6 |
| Sumner | 1 | 5.1 |
| Douglas | 1 | 4.2 |
| Wilson | 1 | 3 |
| Hodgeman | 1 | 2.5 |
| Cowley | 1 | 1.6 |
| Dickinson | 1 | 1.6 |
| Lyon | 1 | 1 |
Oil-Fired Power Plants in Kansas: FAQ
- How many oil-fired power plants are in Kansas?
- 37, with 500 MW of nameplate capacity between them, spread over 31 counties. That is the EIA-860M operating count for 2026-07.
- Is there a map of Kansas oil-fired power plants?
- Yes — the map above. Each dot is one oil-fired power plant, sized by nameplate capacity and placed at the coordinates EIA files for it.
- Which is the largest oil-fired power plant in Kansas?
- Quindaro, at 144 MW. The table is sorted largest first, so the rest follow it.
- Is there a oil-fired power plant near me in Kansas?
- The county roll-up below groups every plant by county, which is the quickest way to find the one closest to a given town.
- Which grid operator runs Kansas's oil-fired power plants?
- Most of them sit inside SPP, according to the balancing-authority code EIA files against each plant. Live conditions for that market are on this site.
- How current is this, and what is left out?
- EIA-860M for 2026-07. Petroleum liquids and petroleum coke. Many are peakers or standby units. Plants below 1 MW are not surveyed by EIA and so are absent; retirements and additions after 2026-07 arrive with the next monthly release.