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Augusta Electric Plant No 111.5 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Augusta Electric Plant No 1 is an 11.5 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Augusta since 1965. Ranked #1475 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.002% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Augusta Electric Plant No 1 370 times smaller. Nearby plants include Elk River Wind (150 MW, Wind), El Dorado Refinery (38.9 MW, Gas), and East 12th Street (28.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 50 km from Wichita.

Capacity
11.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1965

61 years old

Owner
City of Augusta - (KS)
Location
37.6785°, -96.9719°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,629. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #23,065 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,457 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

61 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

City of Augusta - (KS) operates 2 plants totalling 32 MW

Regional density

25 plants within 100 km, 2,773 MW combined

Nearest plant: Augusta Electric Plant No 2 (1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.678500, -96.971900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
22.2 Kt
45 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.36 Mt
Over 61 years of operation
Past Retirement
1995
31 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.8K
cars per year
3.0K
homes per year
1.0M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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