Bird City
Cheyenne County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 1224 · Operator: Midwest Energy Inc
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation-0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor-0%!gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1965Runs as rarely runs
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), gas/coal/oil 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -0.1 | -0.4% | — |
| 2003 | -0.1 | -0.4% | — |
| 2004 | -0.1 | -0.4% | — |
| 2005 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2006 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2007 | -0.1 | -0.3% | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,969 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,846 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 13,901 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | -0.1 | -0.3% | — |
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 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jan 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Jan 1966 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Midwest Energy Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Midwest Energy Inc | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| St Francis | 5 MW | 23.8 km |
| Goodland | 19 MW | 48.6 km |
| Colby City of | 21 MW | 57.3 km |
| Midwest Energy Community Solar Array | 1 MW | 57.5 km |
| Colby | 16 MW | 57.9 km |
| Solomon Forks Wind Project, LLC | 276 MW | 63.8 km |