7.1 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (2 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (5 MW) standby in Osborne, KS — Southwest Power Pool
7.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1957
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.4420, -98.6903
County
Osborne, KS
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Osborne - (KS) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Osborne - (KS) | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
The Osborne plant is a 7.1 MW hybrid power plant located in Osborne County, Kansas. It began operating in 1957 and is owned and operated by the City of Osborne. The plant utilizes both natural gas internal combustion engines and petroleum liquids as fuel sources. It consists of 6 generators.
The Osborne 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, the plant generated 16 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.0%. The plant is ranked 23rd out of 42 power plants in Kansas and 444th out of 886 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
1 MWh
Latest Month
16 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Osborne
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Red Flag Warning: Phillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 9:20AM CDT until March 22 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
Last updated 2026-03-21
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