Kansas River Project
Douglas County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 10279 · Operator: Bowersock Mills & Power Co
Nameplate7MWSummer 7 MW
Generators11in service
Net generation26GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor43%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1920
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.6 | 126.9% | — |
| 2002 | 12.7 | 63.3% | — |
| 2003 | 12.4 | 54.8% | — |
| 2004 | 12.5 | 55.1% | — |
| 2005 | 11.3 | 50.0% | — |
| 2006 | 9.6 | 42.5% | — |
| 2007 | 10.5 | 46.1% | — |
| 2008 | 10.6 | 46.3% | — |
| 2009 | 12.8 | 56.2% | — |
| 2010 | 13.2 | 58.0% | — |
| 2011 | 14.7 | 64.7% | — |
| 2012 | 10.4 | 42.4% | — |
| 2013 | 14.5 | 23.7% | — |
| 2014 | 16.2 | 26.4% | — |
| 2015 | 19 | 30.9% | — |
| 2016 | 30.5 | 49.7% | — |
| 2017 | 29.2 | 47.6% | — |
| 2018 | 26.4 | 43.1% | — |
| 2019 | 20.5 | 33.4% | — |
| 2020 | 32.4 | 52.7% | — |
| 2021 | 29.9 | 48.8% | — |
| 2022 | 23.7 | 38.6% | — |
| 2023 | 13.4 | 21.9% | — |
| 2024 | 20 | 32.6% | — |
| 2025 | 23.3 | 38.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jan 1920 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 10 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.3 | 1.3 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 11 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 1 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jul 1922 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jul 1922 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jul 1922 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jul 1922 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | May 1925 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | May 1925 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 1 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.3 | 1.3 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Bowersock Mills & Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Bowersock Mills & Power Co | 100.0% | 7 MW |
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