Hoisington
Barton County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 1286 · Operator: City of Hoisington - (KS)
×7 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Jun 2021)
Nameplate11MWSummer 11 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,487Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1961Runs 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 | 0.6 | 0.5% | 11,394 |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 0.5% | 10,892 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0.8% | 10,707 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 0.3% | 9,514 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | 0.9% | 10,144 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.3 | 0.2% | 13,474 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,411 |
| 2011 | 0.6 | 0.5% | 10,738 |
| 2012 | 0.7 | 0.6% | 22,946 |
| 2013 | 0.5 | 0.4% | 10,947 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | 23,778 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 12,000 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,500 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,121 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,787 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,525 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 0.4% | 9,964 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,000 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 9,403 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | 11,844 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,487 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1 | 1.1 | Sep 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2 | 2 | Aug 1961 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 4 | 4 | Aug 1966 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3.9 | 3.9 | Sep 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.2 | 0.2 | Aug 1940 | Retired Feb 2004 | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 7 | 7 | Jun 1981 | Retired Jun 2021 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Hoisington - (KS). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Hoisington - (KS) | 100.0% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Great Bend - Sunflower | 82 MW | 14.1 km |
| Ellinwood | 9 MW | 24.3 km |
| Russell | 20 MW | 42.4 km |
| Russell Downtown | 16 MW | 42.9 km |
| Russell Energy Center | 15 MW | 43.4 km |
| La Crosse | 8 MW | 46.5 km |