Quindaro
Wyandotte County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 1295 · Operator: City of Kansas City - (KS)
×239 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2024)
Nameplate144MWSummer 94 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate16,802Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1974Runs 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 | 828 | — | — |
| 2002 | 967.9 | — | — |
| 2003 | 979.4 | 35.4% | 11,433 |
| 2004 | 966 | 36.1% | 11,392 |
| 2005 | 1,002.8 | 37.6% | 11,559 |
| 2006 | 1,080 | 41.4% | 11,517 |
| 2007 | 1,179.1 | 45.2% | 10,803 |
| 2008 | 1,068.2 | 40.8% | 10,877 |
| 2009 | 1,103.7 | 42.3% | 11,250 |
| 2010 | 1,079.5 | 41.3% | 11,438 |
| 2011 | 947 | 36.3% | 11,470 |
| 2012 | 894.5 | 31.6% | 11,760 |
| 2013 | 820.4 | 29.1% | 11,809 |
| 2014 | 1,072.5 | 38.0% | 11,857 |
| 2015 | 316.5 | 13.3% | 12,595 |
| 2016 | 81.1 | 3.5% | 14,901 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 0.4% | 28,991 |
| 2018 | 27.5 | 1.2% | 19,659 |
| 2019 | -1.7 | -0.1% | — |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 0.1% | 20,858 |
| 2021 | 10.6 | 0.5% | 16,185 |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 0.4% | 16,743 |
| 2023 | 6.2 | 0.3% | 19,463 |
| 2024 | 10.4 | 0.5% | 17,313 |
| 2025 | 7.8 | 0.9% | 16,802 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT2 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 72.4 | 43 | Jul 1974 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT3 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 71.2 | 51 | Aug 1977 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 17.9 | 13 | Jun 1969 | Retired Feb 2016 | — | coming soon |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 81.6 | 72 | May 1965 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
| ST2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 157.5 | 85 | Dec 1971 | Retired Dec 2024 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Kansas 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 Kansas City - (KS) | 100.0% | 144 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| BPU Solar Farm | 1 MW | 5.4 km |
| Nearman Creek | 365 MW | 5.5 km |
| Grand Ave Plant | 5 MW | 6.4 km |
| Kaw | retired | 7 km |
| Northeast (MO) | 540 MW | 7.3 km |
| Hawthorn Solar I | 10 MW | 13.2 km |