Baldwin City Plant No 1
Douglas County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 1262 · Operator: City of Baldwin City- (KS)
Nameplate4MWSummer 3 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,923Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1964Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 11,704 |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 11,388 |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,259 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.1% | 12,533 |
| 2005 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 8,973 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,082 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,169 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,395 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,341 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,588 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.1% | 12,354 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,333 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.1% | 12,000 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,847 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 12,000 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,694 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.2% | 11,535 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,645 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,829 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,964 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,941 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,632 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,333 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,923 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 1.8 | May 1970 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 0.8 | Oct 1964 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 0.8 | Oct 1964 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 0.7 | May 1956 | Retired Dec 2017 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Baldwin City- (KS). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Baldwin City- (KS) | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Baldwin City Plant No 2 | 11 MW | 1.2 km |
| West Gardner | 408 MW | 17.4 km |
| Ottawa | 19 MW | 19.4 km |
| Kansas River Project | 7 MW | 22.6 km |
| Gardner Energy Center | 39 MW | 26.4 km |
| Lawrence Energy Center | 517 MW | 26.8 km |