38.9 MW Natural Gas standby in Butler, KS — Southwest Power Pool
38.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
1996
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.7928, -96.8772
County
Butler, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
The El Dorado Refinery is a 38.9 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Butler County, Kansas. The plant began operating in 1996 and has one generator utilizing a natural gas-fired combustion turbine. Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC operates the facility, which is located within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, the El Dorado Refinery generated 220,410 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 64.6%. The plant ranks 22nd out of 53 power plants in Kansas based on capacity, and 1193rd out of 1963 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
13 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial CHP
23.2K MWh
Latest Month
220.4K MWh
Annual Generation
64.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Frontier Refinery Substation
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.
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