La Crosse
Rush County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 1297 · Operator: City of La Crosse - (KS)
Nameplate8MWSummer 8 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,333Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1962Runs 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 | 0 | 0.1% | 12,900 |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 8,373 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,596 |
| 2005 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 11,680 |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 11,599 |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 7,862 |
| 2008 | -0.1 | -0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.1% | 24,000 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,077 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 13,200 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.1% | 7,030 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | 23,500 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.1% | 13,174 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.1% | 14,737 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | 19,857 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.1% | 9,828 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | 10,500 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.1% | 21,857 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.1% | 21,720 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 7,089 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 8,741 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.1% | 20,750 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,154 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | 7,333 |
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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Nov 1962 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Dec 1964 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.5 | 1.5 | Jan 1969 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 1.8 | 1.8 | Dec 1975 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Feb 2024 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 0.6 | 0.6 | Sep 1950 | Retired Dec 1992 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of La Crosse - (KS). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of La Crosse - (KS) | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Alexander Wind Farm LLC | 51 MW | 21 km |
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| Great Bend - Sunflower | 82 MW | 40.6 km |
| Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC | 213 MW | 41 km |
| Larned | 16 MW | 43.5 km |
| Goodman Energy Center | 104 MW | 44.6 km |