20 MW Distillate Oil operating in Neosho, KS — Southwest Power Pool
20 MW
Nameplate Capacity
8
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1999
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.5746, -95.2379
County
Neosho, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Erie - (KS) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Erie - (KS) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Erie Energy Center is a 20 MW petroleum-fueled power plant located in Neosho County, Kansas. The plant began operating in 1999 and consists of 8 generators utilizing petroleum liquids technology. It is owned and operated by the City of Erie, Kansas. 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 of data, Erie Energy Center generated 1,372 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.8%. The plant is ranked as the 10th largest out of 42 power plants in Kansas, and 194th out of 886 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
100 MWh
Latest Month
1.4K MWh
Annual Generation
0.8%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Eris Energy Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
0.818 km
Operator
Evergy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WR.ERIE.EC
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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