Clay Center

OperatingNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #26 of 60 Natural Gas plants in KS#1257 of 2009 nationally

29.9 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (22 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (8 MW) operating in Clay, KS — Southwest Power Pool

EIAWD

29.9 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine

1948

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.3737, -97.1275

County

Clay, KS

Nearby Plants

Clifton
Distillate Oil87.5 MW · 29.6 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	City of Clay Center - (KS)	—	—
Owner(s)	City of Clay Center - (KS)	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

The Clay Center power plant, located in Clay County, Kansas, has a total capacity of 29.9 MW. The plant began operating in 1948 and is owned and operated by the City of Clay Center. It utilizes natural gas as its primary fuel source and employs a combination of natural gas internal combustion engines and a natural gas steam turbine. The plant consists of 8 generators and is considered a hybrid facility due to its use of multiple technologies.

Clay Center operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. The plant is ranked 24th out of 53 power plants in Kansas and 1238th out of 1963 plants nationally.

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