Meade
Meade County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 1306 · Operator: City of Meade - (KS)
Nameplate8MWSummer 6 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,890Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1951Runs 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 | 5.3 | 8.0% | 10,713 |
| 2002 | 4.5 | 6.8% | 10,464 |
| 2003 | 4.5 | 6.8% | 10,111 |
| 2004 | 2.7 | 4.0% | 12,504 |
| 2005 | 4.1 | 6.1% | 10,404 |
| 2006 | 3.3 | 4.9% | 10,966 |
| 2007 | 1.1 | 1.8% | 10,840 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 0.8% | 12,268 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 0.9% | 10,033 |
| 2010 | 0.7 | 1.2% | 10,448 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | 1.5% | 10,564 |
| 2012 | 0.9 | 1.6% | 10,242 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,244 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 13,095 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,768 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,419 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 12,351 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,895 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 10,837 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,910 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 17,029 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 11,753 |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 11,890 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 0.9 | 0.6 | Jan 1951 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.1 | 0.9 | Jan 1957 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.4 | 1 | Jan 1961 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.1 | 1.5 | Jan 1965 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.7 | 1.7 | Jan 1972 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Meade - (KS). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Meade - (KS) | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC | 200 MW | 31.2 km |
| Cimarron Bend Wind Project I, LLC | 200 MW | 31.2 km |
| Cimarron Bend III | 199 MW | 32.5 km |
| Gray County Wind Energy | 112 MW | 36.7 km |
| Ensign Wind LLC | 99 MW | 36.9 km |
| Cimarron River | 65 MW | 40.5 km |