Herington
Dickinson County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 1283 · Operator: City of Herington - (KS)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2001Runs 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% | 11,647 |
| 2002 | 0.4 | 0.5% | 11,485 |
| 2003 | 1.5 | 2.2% | 11,273 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 0.8% | 12,066 |
| 2005 | 0.8 | 1.1% | 10,598 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 0.6% | 9,955 |
| 2007 | 0.6 | 0.9% | 8,473 |
| 2008 | -0.3 | -0.4% | — |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 9,159 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 1.1% | 7,569 |
| 2011 | 0.2 | 0.3% | 8,132 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,733 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.1% | 9,500 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4B | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.6 | 1.5 | Jul 2001 | Operating (Standby / backup) | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.1 | 1.6 | Feb 1968 | Retired Dec 2013 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.4 | 1 | May 1962 | Retired Dec 2013 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 4.3 | 3.1 | May 1973 | Retired Dec 2013 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.1 | 0.1 | Oct 1947 | Retired Jan 2001 | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 0.9 | Apr 1951 | Retired Dec 2013 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Herington - (KS). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Herington - (KS) | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Diamond Vista Wind Project, LLC | 299 MW | 10.8 km |
| Solomon-DS&O | 1 MW | 42 km |
| Munson-DS&O | 1 MW | 42.1 km |
| Riley III - Site 6 Community Solar | 2 MW | 47.6 km |
| Corvias - Fort Riley II | 1 MW | 48.1 km |
| Riley III - Site 12 Community Solar | 1 MW | 48.5 km |