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Chanute 2 — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 1268
Capacity: 64 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Status: Operating
Location: Neosho, KS
Operating Since: 1965
Generators: 3
Operator: City of Chanute
Parent Company: City of Chanute
Annual Generation: 24,551.01 MWh
Capacity Factor: 4.4%
Balancing Authority: Southwest Power Pool
ISO/RTO: SPP
NERC Region: MRO

Chanute 2

OperatingNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #20 of 60 Natural Gas plants in KS#1051 of 2009 nationally

64 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (60 MW) + Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (4 MW) operating in Neosho, KS — Southwest Power Pool

EIAWD

64 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine

1965

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

37.6955, -95.4587

County

Neosho, KS

Nearby Plants

Chanute 3
Natural Gas34.8 MW · 6.5 km
Chanute Solar
Solar6 MW · 6.6 km
Urbana-Heartland
Solar1 MW · 13.1 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	City of Chanute	City of Chanute	—
Owner(s)	City of Chanute	City of Chanute	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Chanute 2 is a 64 MW hybrid power plant located in Neosho County, Kansas. The plant, owned and operated by the City of Chanute, began operating in 1965 and utilizes natural gas as its primary fuel source. It consists of three generators employing both natural gas-fired combustion turbine and natural gas internal combustion engine technologies.

The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, Chanute 2 generated 24,551 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 4.4%. Chanute 2 ranks as the 19th largest power plant out of 53 in Kansas, and 1044th nationally out of 1963 plants.

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Engineering & Generators