Wamego
Pottawatomie County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 1328 · Operator: City of Wamego - (KS)
Nameplate24MWSummer 24 MW
Generators12in service
Net generation-1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor-1%!gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1956Runs 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 | 2.2 | 2.1% | 12,622 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.8 | 0.8% | 22,226 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 0.4% | 22,044 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | 0.9% | 20,654 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1.0% | 15,255 |
| 2007 | 0.9 | 0.9% | 24,383 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 0.7% | 23,968 |
| 2009 | -0.5 | -0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 0.4% | — |
| 2011 | 3.3 | 3.3% | 16,339 |
| 2012 | 0.3 | 0.3% | 13,253 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | -0.3 | -0.3% | — |
| 2015 | -0.7 | -0.7% | — |
| 2016 | -0.7 | -0.6% | — |
| 2017 | -0.7 | -0.5% | — |
| 2018 | -0.7 | -0.6% | — |
| 2019 | -0.6 | -0.5% | — |
| 2020 | -0.5 | -0.4% | — |
| 2021 | -0.2 | -0.2% | — |
| 2022 | -0.6 | -0.5% | — |
| 2023 | -0.5 | -0.3% | — |
| 2024 | -0.6 | -0.4% | — |
| 2025 | -0.8 | -0.6% | — |
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 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.3 | 1.3 | Sep 1963 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 3.2 | 3.2 | Mar 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.3 | 1.3 | Jun 1972 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Aug 1956 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2 | 2 | Jan 1967 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2.4 | 2.4 | Aug 1979 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.3 | 1.3 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.3 | 1.3 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.3 | 1.3 | Jun 1996 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| G10 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3 | 3 | Aug 2026 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| G11 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3 | 3 | Aug 2026 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| G12 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 3 | 3 | Aug 2026 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Wamego - (KS). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Wamego - (KS) | 100.0% | 24 MW |
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