5.1 MW Distillate Oil operating in Cheyenne, KS — Southwest Power Pool
5.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1953
Operating Since
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of St Francis - (KS) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of St Francis - (KS) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The St Francis power plant is located in Cheyenne County, Kansas. The plant has a total capacity of 5.1 MW across three generators, utilizing petroleum liquids as its primary fuel source. It began operating in 1953 and is owned and operated by the City of St Francis (KS). The plant's balancing authority is the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), and it falls within the Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, the St Francis plant generated 20 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.0%. The plant is ranked as the 31st largest in Kansas out of 42 plants and 543rd nationally out of 886 plants. There has been one recent news article related to the plant, categorized as a hazard.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
1 MWh
Latest Month
20 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Red Flag Warning: Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 8:17AM MDT until March 22 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Last updated 2026-03-21
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