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Cimarron River is a 65 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Sunflower Electric Power Corp since 1964. Ranked #1059 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 65 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 Cimarron River 65.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Rubart (120 MW, Gas) and Meade (8.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 200 km west of Wichita.

Capacity
65 MW
Commissioning Year
1964

62 years old

Owner
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Location
37.1611°, -100.7619°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,665. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,022 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,574 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

62 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Sunflower Electric Power Corp operates 7 plants totalling 1,108 MW

Regional density

28 plants within 100 km, 3,300 MW combined

Nearest plant: Arkalon Ethanol LLC (6.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.161100, -100.761900
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
125.6 Kt
256 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
7.78 Mt
Over 62 years of operation
Past Retirement
1994
32 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
27.3K
cars per year
16.7K
homes per year
5.7M
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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