Girard
Crawford County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 1279 · Operator: City of Girard - (KS)
Nameplate11MWSummer 10 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,878Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1955Runs 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 | 1 | 1.2% | 11,112 |
| 2003 | 0.9 | 1.1% | 24,563 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1.2% | 13,859 |
| 2005 | 2.1 | 2.5% | 18,362 |
| 2006 | 1.6 | 1.8% | 19,434 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 3.5% | 10,682 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,778 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 0.5% | 11,721 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.1% | 6,064 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,843 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,621 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 11,821 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 11,488 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,782 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,308 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,313 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,759 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 15,070 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,905 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.8% | 11,074 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.5% | 10,427 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 11,541 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,339 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,878 |
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 | 1.4 | 1.1 | Sep 1955 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.2 | 1.8 | Sep 1962 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3.5 | 3.2 | May 1997 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3.7 | 3.4 | Apr 1997 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Girard - (KS). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Girard - (KS) | 100.0% | 11 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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