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El Dorado Refinery is a 38.9 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC since 1996. Ranked #1228 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 38.9 MW accounts for 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 El Dorado Refinery 109.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Elk River Wind (150 MW, Wind), Augusta Electric Plant No 2 (20.7 MW, Gas), and Augusta Electric Plant No 1 (11.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 150 km northeast of Wichita.

Capacity
38.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1996

30 years old

Owner
Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC
Location
37.7928°, -96.8772°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,257. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,453 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,911 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

30 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Frontier El Dorado Refinery LLC operates 1 plants totalling 39 MW

Regional density

24 plants within 100 km, 2,272 MW combined

Nearest plant: Augusta Electric Plant No 2 (14.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.792800, -96.877200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
75.1 Kt
153 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.25 Mt
Over 30 years of operation
Closing Soon
2026
Expected to retire this year
Annual emissions equivalent to
16.3K
cars per year
10.0K
homes per year
3.4M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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