5.6 MW Landfill Gas operating in Shawnee, KS — Southwest Power Pool
5.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
7
Generators
units
Landfill Gas
Technology
2010
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.1746, -95.7311
County
Shawnee, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | WM Renewable Energy LLC | WM Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Waste Management | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Waste Management Rolling Meadows LFGTE is a 5.6 MW landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) plant located in Shawnee County, Kansas. The plant began operating in 2010 and is owned by Waste Management, with WM Renewable Energy LLC as the listed operator. It consists of 7 generators utilizing landfill gas as its primary fuel source. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In its latest year of reported generation, Waste Management Rolling Meadows LFGTE produced 47,363 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 93.5%. The plant is ranked as the 1st largest of 2 landfill gas plants in the state of Kansas, and 96th out of 284 such plants nationally. News reports indicate the plant has been mentioned in the context of hazards.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
12 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
4.1K MWh
Latest Month
47.4K MWh
Annual Generation
93.5%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Northland Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Evergy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WESTAR
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
Red Flag Warning: Republic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Jefferson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:58PM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Red Flag Warning: Republic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Jefferson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:58PM CDT until March 22 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Last updated 2026-03-21
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