Ellinwood
Barton County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 1274 · Operator: City of Ellinwood - (KS)
Nameplate9MWSummer 7 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate12,429Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1948Runs 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 | 0.4 | 0.7% | 12,121 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 0.5% | 11,954 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 0.7% | 6,711 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,539 |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 12,936 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 0.7% | 12,945 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,077 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.0% | 13,765 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 13,366 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 12,924 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 14,186 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,143 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,864 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,556 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,667 |
| 2017 | -0.1 | -0.2% | — |
| 2018 | -0.3 | -0.5% | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,326 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,538 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 9,861 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,161 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.1% | 13,458 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,915 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | 12,429 |
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 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.1 | 1.8 | Aug 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.4 | 1.3 | Jun 1957 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.6 | 0.4 | Jun 1948 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.1 | 1 | Jul 1953 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 3.3 | 2.7 | Jun 1971 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Ellinwood - (KS). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Ellinwood - (KS) | 100.0% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hoisington | 11 MW | 24.3 km |
| Great Bend - Sunflower | 82 MW | 25.6 km |
| Kansas Ethanol, LLC | 14 MW | 35 km |
| Sterling | 10 MW | 36.4 km |
| Huntsville-Ark Valley, KS | 1 MW | 40.5 km |
| St John | 7 MW | 42.8 km |