3 MW Natural Gas operating in Wallace, KS — Southwest Power Pool
3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
1951
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.8906, -101.7515
County
Wallace, KS
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Sharon Springs - (KS) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Sharon Springs - (KS) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Sharon Springs plant is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Wallace County, Kansas. It has a total capacity of 3 MW across 4 generators utilizing natural gas internal combustion engine technology. The plant began operating in 1951 and is owned and operated by the City of Sharon Springs (KS).
Sharon Springs operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In terms of size, the plant is ranked 51 out of 53 power plants in Kansas, and 1687 out of 1963 plants nationally. There has been one news article related to the plant, categorized under hazards.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
13.2 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Sharon Spring
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: 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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